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CENTIMETERS

ASELECTIVE MICROFILM EDITION |
PART V
(1911-1919) !

Thomas E. Jeffrey
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EDISON GENERAL FILE SERIES
1911

Edison General File Series
1911. Mining - General (E-11-60)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
mines and minerals to be bought, sold, surveyed, worked, or tested. Included
are inquiries by Edison to various suppliers of minerals, letters concerning
ores that Edison might supply, requests to have ores tested by Edison, and
offers to sell mining properties and mineral products. Among the metals and
minerals mentioned are cobalt, elaterite, selenium, tellurium, lithia carbonate,
and pumice stone. There are also letters regarding gold mining, assaying, and
the publication of Edison's opinions on these subjects in the Saturday
Evening Post in January 1911. A few items pertain to Edison's technologies
for the magnetic separation of ores and to inactive ore milling companies such
as the Edison Ore Milling Syndicate, Ltd., and the New Jersey and
Pennsylvania Concentrating Works. Among the correspondents are longtime
Edison associate Edward H. Johnson, geologist Henry C. Demming, and
William H. Crane, president of the American Lithia and Chemical Co.

Approximately 50 percent of the documents have been selected. Most
of the selected items received a significant response from Edison. The
selected material also includes a sampling of letters relating to Edison's
acquisition of supplies for production and experimental purposes, often for
possible use in his alkaline storage battery. Other letters for which samples
have been selected concern Edison's advocacy of thinly rolled nickel sheets,
rather than paper made from wood-pulp, in the production of books and other
printed matter—an idea publicized widely by newspapers and magazines,
including the February 1911 issue of Cosmopolitan. Referrals to other
vendors and letters concerning ores that Edison was not interested in
purchasing have not been selected. Similar material can be found in the
unselected archival folder, "Metals and Minerals."

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J AOHN ALLYN

January 14, 1911.

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Dear Sir:

In the February issue of the Cosmopolitan Magazine

enson reports you as saying that you can produce thin nickle

can receive printed impressions at $1.
we are very desirous of purchasing from :

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you a sample pound or two with a view to contracting for ton lots in

cape we are able to adapt printing and binding machinary to the use

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Very truly yours, :

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enclosed a cutting from the Evaing Journal c
of the 12th inst. I own 640 acres where the soil co
is gold-bearing sand, varying in depth from 30 to : uv

100 feet. I hold certificates of assays from samples \v

of sand taken by myself from this property, varying in

values from 33 per ton to as high as 490 per ton.

These assays have been made by four different chemists

all of whom, and several others who heve obtsined

similar results, claim that they get these extreordinarily. ----
high results by new processes, ang that by the ordinary

methods employed by assayists, the gold is unobtainable.

These men claim that the cost of obtaining these

results would not be more than about 50¢ per ton,

that there exists a foreign element in the gand which

prevents the separation of the gold therefrom, excepting

by methods which they heve discovered.

Messrs. Ricketts & Banks of this city have
also asssyed small quantities of the sand for m, but
they only obtained 40¢ per ton by wet assay, and 80¢
per ton by fire assay, and ridicule the statements of
the other men. As there exists many thousands of
acres of the territory where these sands are, th
collossal magnitude cf the fortunes to be realized,
if the gold exists in the quantities claimed,and can

be extracted at anything like the cost stated, will

be apparent to you.

I am also sending you herewith eight small
samples of the sand, the same as the samples which I
had assayed, in the hope that you will hvve them
submitted to the treatmant referred to in the press

cutting.

It appears to me it would be well worth your
while to do so, as I could obtain for you a large
acreage at a nominal price. You will observe from
the markings on the samples that some were taken
from the surface, and not any of them at from 9 greater
depth than three feet to four feet.

Trusting you will accord my request, and to
be favored with your early reply, I am, dear Sir,

Yours truly,
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Real Estate

Nemark Park

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Dear Sir, :
Will you kindly inform me if your storagd battery is
likely to mako an increased demand for cobalt?

I am thinking of entering upon the production of cobal
by a new process ,which has the possibility of greatly increasing//
the supply of that motaljand having heard that you need this in
large quantities ,I so ask the service of your kindness in reply
to my inquiry. ,

Thanking you, I am,

Mag? Ve iia st

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PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK
WALNUT & THIRTEENTH HENRY C. PALMER FIVE HUNDRED FIFTH
STREETS MANAGER, NEW YORK OFFICE AVENUE

TELEPHONE 4873 BRYANT

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My dear Mr. Edison: -

I read with much interest your views upon the b
/ “gold theory" as published in the Saturday Evening Post of last ~ - :
week, It was of special interest to me in fact,for the reason that i an
myself and my associates have, for two years or more, been endeavor~
ing to solve the problem of recovering the gold values from the ,
clay deposits of the South, The lines along which we have experi~
mented, however, have been purely mechanical, and we have succeeded
to the extent of exacting from 90 to 95 per cent of these values on
runs through our machines of from 250 to 500 cubic yards, This, we
think,in view of the fact that by no other method employed has it
been practical so far as we have been able to learn to take out more
than from 30 to 35 per cent. is doing pretty well,

we have been operating one unit of our machines for the past
eighteen months at the Portis Mine in Franklin County, North Caro~-
lina, with the results above stated, and have demonstrated to our
entire satisfaction that it only remains for us to increase the
number of units so as to give us a handling capsecity of from three
to five thousand yards a day and upwards, and thus establish gold
mining in the South and the handling of the hitherto obstinate
"saprolite" deposits on a thoroughly satisfactory commercial basis. !

It is but natural that as a result of our long and at times
discouraging experience with these Southern deposits, that we should |
have acquired no little knowledge of conditions from all practical
viewpoints, and thet we should have received many suggestions, some |
of them worthless, but not a few of them interesting, \ |

If agreeable to yourself, I should be very pleased, at any

time you may suggest, to run out to Orange and talk with you.

In the meantime I am sending you by this mail a copy of a
descriptive booklet on the Portis mine and the development work :
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_ we have done there,which you may find of interest.

Yours very truly, i
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My dear Sir: Gus tf; /y
Your favor of the 14th. in reply to 1 :
letter of the 13th. inst. to hand. re
We appreciate your feelings about "talking too ;
‘ much" but what we earnestly desire that you vould do
for us is to give our representative the facts about
the coming use of niekel instead of paper for the
ae printing of books, etc. We will not quote you at all
: if you so desire, : : |
This is a topic of considerable importance and
the newspapers will be anxious for n=ws on this sub-
os " ject. Unless I get the information from you right |
away on this subjeet,. soma other paper will steal a |
march on me and may garble the valuable facts. |
Unless it is your wish we will not quote you on
the matter at all, in which case no eriticiam could
possibly attach to you for apvearing too frequent—
ly in print, though you could hardly do that too
often for the American publie.
Trusting to receive a favorable reply giving me '
‘an appointment this week, I beg to remain, :
Very truly yours,

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The First to Introduce the Souvenir

Publisher _o€ Copyrighted Birch Bark i

Cards, Artistle Hand Colored Cards,

Post Card In One-Half of New Art Tone Black Cards,

England 3

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To the Hon, Thomas A. Edison,

Dear Sir:-

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I am in the wholesale,local view,post card business. |
and jae more than ten thousand copper plates to print from. I have |
printed on aluminum and made post cards of the same,giving local views |
but price of five cents each at retail did not demand a second lot. |
If you think it advisable,I will experiment with your nickel. |
as per enclosed clipping,with one of my copper plates. . |
Please send ,with bill,five hundred’ 500) pietes,size 4" x 6",
and send price of sheet nickel,size 24" x 32",in 1000 sheet lots.This
size mekes thirty-two post cards to a sheet without waste.Terms 3710 d.
I refer you to Bradstreets.
I have hendled souvenir goods in New England for thirty years,
and would like something new,on which to print local views ,and have it
| ‘prove a winner like the post card. Possibly we could make pin trays,
baskets or other faney articles of the sheet nickel,printing a local

view on, each and retail them for ten cents each.

Publisher of Copyrighted Birch Bark
The First_to Introduce the Souvenir Fae ee eva

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Cards, Artistle Hand Colored Cards,
Post Gard in One-Half of New Art Tone Black Cards, Amerlean
England 5

Colored Cards, German Colored Cards

Exeter, N. H., "1908

_ I have handled goods with local views as follows :-

Glass, China,from Germany, Wood from Scotland, Aluminum, Celluloid, and
Post Cards. ;

The last has lmost killed the others.
Hoping for a letter from a very busy man at your earliest
convenience,I an
Yours very truly,

Frank W. Swallor.
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7 ket | a adr years ta says
he, “AT sheet’ of: nickel ‘one - twenty-
thousandth of .ari ‘inch: thick: {8° cheaper,
tougher,.and. more: flexible than-an ordl-
nary shect of book Papers,

Books of. ‘Nickel. .

contain 40,000'paxes, Buch #& book would
weigh ‘only one. pound,. 1 can make a
pound of nickel sheets tor’ $1.26,

.i"In a single book <gf this sort coula

be. contalned the. equivalent of 20) paner-
Jeaved books-of 200 pages each. What.o
Ubrary. might be placed between two
steel covers and sold’ for, perhaps, $2.
History,’ science," flotion, postry—every-
thing. Indestructible except through fire
or abuso...

“And,” sald Edison, “I could today. fill

‘tan ordor, from a book publisher for o

sheet of nickel seven feet wide and .a
mile long
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“A -niokel. book, two inches thick, would.

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REAUILT SINCE THE GREAT HOT
SPRINGS Fine OF FEGRUARY 25, 1905

EVERY FACILITY FOR ADMINISTER-
ING THE HOT WATERS AS PRE-
SCRIBED BY RESIDENT PHYSICIANS

Two GLOCKS ONLY FROM RAILWAY
PASSENGER DEFOTS -

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The Secretary to

Oranre, New Jersey.

Dear Sirte

On page 500 of the February 1912 “Cosmopolitan” i

Thomas A..

Alhambra Bath Honse

F Ww. L. BANCROFT’S SONS, Paorrietons

The Mewest, Jarygest and Wlost Sanitary Bathing
Gstablishment in Hot Springs

214 OUACHITA AVENUE

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Mr.. Benson, in his very interesting article, eredits Mr. Ediso

with the statesent that "one New York fimp is already making \

“steel furniture. No tubing is used. The various parts are

“stamped out"

woulda it be permissable to obtain throurh you,

the ;

adéress of this ‘firm?

qhe several bath houses at these Springs are, by Govertim~ ..

ment recuirement, bout. to be eouipped in part, with steel furni-

ture. We are peeking something less heavy and cumbersome than / 7 |
_prevailing patterns made up of tubing with its numerous and neces-

_ sary, fittings.

“We would much eypreciate the Kindness,

could we be put

in touch with the firm referred tO. 00nd

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Bepariment of Bands, Forests and Mines

TORONTO, 25th January, 1911.

Sir: Oeneg gus eveey APD OF

Under and by virtue of the Supplementary Revenue At, 1907, 7 Edward VII. chapter 9, which
imposed a tax of two cents per acre on all mining lands in unorganized territory and provided that all lands in

arrear fgy such taxes for two years or over should, after advertisement in the Ontario Gazette and a newspaper
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d in the district wkerein,t ds wepAituate, be forfejted tothe7Crown,
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were forfeited to the Crown on the vot September, 1910.

By an Order in Council dated 22nd December, 1910, an opportunity was afforded the late owner of any
such patented lands to regain possession of the same by proceeding as follows:

1. Filing with the Department of Lands, Forests and Mines

(a) Accertificate from the Local Master of Titles or Registrar that he was the owner of the
land at the time of forfeiture.

(b) A certificate from the Recorder of the Mining Division that there is no adverse claim
under the Mining Act of Ontario.

(c) Receipt or statement from the Provincial Treasurer of Ontario, showing that all Algoma
land taxes were paid in full, viz., to 1906 inclusive.

(ad) Proof that he has performed all work or expended ail money required by the forfeited
patent or lease to be performed or expended on the lands.

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G_ Paying in to the said Department the amount of taxes in defau swith, gpsts and pengltigs, amigo
$ /, , together with a sum equal to one dollar per acre, viz, $ o <—,in all $ .

On receipt of the proofs and money mentioned above, on or before 31st May, tgit, a fatent may issue
to the person or persons entitled on the form used for lands patented under the Mining Act of Ontario,

Special provision is made for mining lands held under lease, for which you are referred to the Order
in Council of 22nd December, 1910, a copy of which is enclosed herewith.

This Notice issent to you, as it appears from the records of the Local Master of Titles or Registrar,
as the case may be, that you were interested in the above lands at time of forfeiture.
Yours truly,
THOS. W. GIBSON,
Deputy Minister of Mines.

ct of Ontario, on

Mining Recorder

wo dees,

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Copy of an Order in Council, approved by His Honour the
Lieutenant- Governor, the 22nd day of December,

A.D. 1910.

HE Committee of Council have had under considera-

tion the annexed report of the Honourable the
Minister of Lands, Forests and Mines, with reference to a
number of mining locations and lots granted and leased
for mining purposes, which have beon forfeited and vested
in the Crown for default in payment of the acreage tax
imposed under the provisions of tho Supplementary Re-
venue Act, 1907, and advise that the recommendations of
the Minister contained in said report be concurred in and

acted on,
Certified,

Sgd. J. LONSDALE OAPREOL,
Clerk, Executive Council.

To His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Council :

The undersigned has the honour to state that under
and pursuant to the provisions of the Supplementary
Revenue Act, 1907, « considerable number of mining
locations and lots granted and leased for mining purposes
have been forfeited and vested in the Orown for default in
payment of the acreage tax by said Act imposed ; and that
representations have been made by certain of the Inte
owners of such mining locations and lands that they had
no knowledge of the said Act or of the said tax, otherwise
they would have paid the amount and so have prevented
the forfeiture of their lands, ,

The tax is a statutory one and no notice is required,
Dut as it seems advisable to allow the late owners to regain
possession of their lands on roasonablo terms, and within
a reasonable limit of time, the undersigned respectfully
recommends that on any one on or before the 31st day
of May, 1911, filing in the Department of Lands, Forests
and Mines proof:

(1) That he was the owner of any such lands at the
time of forfeiture ; :

(2) That there is no adverse claim under the Mining
‘Act of Ontario or otherwise; and that the land is not in
default for taxes under the Act respecting the Taxation
of Patented Lands in Algoma, Manitoulin, Thunder Buy
and Rainy River (R.8.0, 1897, Chapter 26) ;

(3) That he has’ performed all the work or expended
all the money required by the forfeited patent or lease to
be performed or expended on the lands, and on his paying
in the full amount of the tax in default with coats and

penalties, together with a sum equal to one dollar per acre,
the undersigned be authorized to issue to such peruon o
patent for tho said lands on the form used for lunds
patented under the Mining Act of Ontario.

In the case of lands forfeited as above, which, though
patented as mining lands, aro shown to the satiafaction of
the undersigned not to have been taken up for mining pur-
poses, but to have been held or occupied for purposes of
pleasure or summer resort or for agricultural purposes, the
undersigned recommends that on the payment of all taxes
in default, including taxes under R.S.0. 1897, Chapter 26,
if any, with costs and penalties, and of » patent feo of $10,
and on the claimant showing that ho was the owner of such
lands at the time of forfeiture, and that there is no ad-
verse claim under the Mining Act of Ontario or othorwiso ;
the undersigned be empowered to issue a patent for such
lands in the form used for patents under the Public Lands
Act, reserving the mines and minerals.

In the case of lands forfeited as above, where lensed for
mining purposes, and where the lessee was not in arreor
for rental, tho undersigned recommends that on the lessee
at the time of forfeiture making payment in full of the
taxes in default, with costs and penalties, together with «
fee of $10, and on his showing that he had performed all
the work or expended all the money required by the
forfeited patent or lease to be performed or expended, the
undersigned be empowered toissue o patent to such lessee
upon his comploting paymont for tho full term of ten years,
and on the form used for lands patented under the Mining
‘Act of Ontario, provided that if the lands are in a Forest
Reserve a lease on the form now in use be granted instead
of o patent.

In the case of lands forfeited as above, which were
leased for mining purposes and were patented after the
20th day of April, 1907, the undersigned recommends
that on the owner at tho timo of forfeiture making pay
ment of all taxes in arrear with costs and penalties, to”
gether with a fee of ten dollars, and showing that there is
no adverse claim under the Mining Act of Ontario or
otherwise, the undersigned be empowered to issuo a
patent to him on the form used for lands patented under

the Mining Act of Ontario.
F. Cocurans.

Toronto, December 20, 1910.

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Mr, Thomas A, Edison,

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Dear Mr, Bdison: ' gue?) iti
Would you like to go w 4 me to i

Fhiledelphie soon to see & men who claims to
have discovered a process for making gold? I
have seen the men already--saw him last week
on my way to Washington, Sir Willian Ramsey
has been to see him, and he showed me half e
dozen letters from Ramsay written since the
latter's visit, In one letter, Ramsay said
that a certain sample of alleged manufactured '
fold was indeed gold, and pin all of the
letters, Ramsay showed an interest that he ,
would not have showed if his vieit had caused
him to believe the man to be # fraud,
I got track of the mun in tris

way; After my Cosmopolitan article about you
was printed, I received a letter from a Phil- i
a delphis phyétéian, telling me that your
prophecy about the discovery of a metnod of
of making gold had already been realized by
a Philedelphia friend of his, and offering to \
put me in touch with the man if I so desired, l
Before I had an opportunity to answer the
letter, I received another letter from the
doctor, informing me that he wae et the
St Regis in New York, where I might call upon
him i? I liked, I didn't get the letter until
after he left town, but I aia call upon the
gold man himself last week.

The inventor--if he be such--is Rudolph
i, Hunter, He is & patent lawyer, with large k
offices in the New York Mutual Life Building in =
Philadelphia, His offices and.his business look
substantial, end he, himself, ladoks to be
neither orazy or crooked, I talked with m hin
perhaps an hour, but I wae not quite able to
male up my mind with regard to hin, That is
whr I would like to have you take o look at him,
I? he had claimed only to nave invented & machine ;

that would instantaneously freeze water et 2

cost of # cent for each ton of ice, I should
have believed him without hesitation, T sus-
pended judgment upon him in the gold matter
only beosuse it is too big to be taken at e gulp,

If vov would like to go with me to see
Hunter, I will make the arrangements to
suit your convenience, The newepapers need
not know anything about {t--in fact, I don't
went the newspapers to know that Hunter
glaims to have discovered how to make gold,
pecause, if I handle the matter in a magezine
article, I don't want the edge to be taken off
the story by previous newspaper publication,
Purthermore, if you should go to see him with
me, I would make no reference to such visit,
if you did not want it mentioned, in eny i
magazine article that I might write, of i
course, if you should see the. man and
give any port of serious conpideration to his
eleims, I should be gled to say so in my
article, but I would be governed in this
matter exolueively by your wishes, I simply
would like to have your expert judgment in
placing en estimate upon the man himself,

I? you know anything about Hunter's
reputation, will you be good enough to tell ,
me what it is? I understand he has taken out :
more patents than any other man in the world
except three, one of whom is yourself, Is tnis
80?

I am glad the Cosmopolitan article
pleased you, and thank you for the letter in
which you said so, I thought the pictures
were pretty good, The Cosmopalitan people
thought ther were very good,

I shell appreciate it very much if {
you will let me know at your earliest ‘
gonvenience whet you think of the
Philadelphia man and the desirability of

going to see him,
: Io FARE
sme,

Youre Truly,

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WILLIAM R. PETERS, JOSEPH M. LANG, FREDERICK W. WHITE,
PREHIDENT VICK PREAIDENT TREAKURER

THE PHOSPHATE MINING COMPANY
HEAD OFFICE, 92 WILLIAM STREET. NEW YORK

| MINES, NICHOLS, FLA.
ADDORESH TRLURGRAMK TO

PLANT CITY, FLORIDA
ADDRESH ALL COMMUNICATIONS
To Tuk COMPANY, P, O. ADDRESS,

Nor ro Ixpiy1pvaLn NICHOLS. FLORIDA

February 18, 1911.

CO. wes

Mr. Thos. Edison, wily

Orange, New Jersey. fuavy vy i
Dear Sir,- ees
We understand that you have a patented magne tic

process for separating iron from its ore. Will you please . ,
give us description ana prices on this apparatus?

Very truly yours,

Phophate Mining Co.

“ Chie? ‘Engineer .

A Chaim confi fran Tia octane eas

70 INSURE PROMPT ATTENTION, ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO THE COMPANY.

WORKS: New York ree onl Su
ELIZABETHPORT, N. J. My i omioal Ge rh
TELEPHONE 1650 ELIZABETH a Ne
BRANCH OFFICES: C002. C770 . : 3 : i .
ST. Louis, MO, 712N.SECONDST, .
aa CALL, 2824 MAIN. Ney LOK e i y
CHICAGO, ILL., 259 LA SALLE ST. p= “ | A &
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As informed you @ few days azo we have aC. experi~

Ormge, N. J.

Dear Mr, Edism,

ments in reference to our ability to supply you with Hydrate of Lithium,
and findiw thatthe sample which you have sent to us has Biven usa
chance to experir nt only once @ twice, I would request you to kindly
send me at your earliest convenience about 8 ounces of the same product,
sO that we can continue and repeat the experi nts,

Your kind attention to this will be appreciated by

en very truly,

O \eraan ora Satin

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Dear Sir: - afer loo pagan te Wer i o. feo ;

We could, no donht, produge. mat 30, ee =e of ,

Ne pant
cobaltic oxide in connoction with Fe Mert ue oe facts pa out,

processes hera, providing a profitable market could rie

secured for it. Ve understand that smal), q“uantpyie . |
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of the oxide, in some form, are oe int otter nnd rlass . 2
each et
industries as a coloring agent, ‘hale s are naga tp darn 9;
: bh, pus dl & 2 {eaten Ges Ure -

any other possible outlet Lor pes Gs hought, ny gongs ly 2 eibly youg.. te

‘ Lidotorns
with which you are connected, or Torte us sone informatfon

might have use for cohaltic o: ale: in sqmetolt the indusizies
Sn

that would be of ansistanco to us in finding a market for

ow product. Vo are particularly eager to learn the

degreoa of purity required by the various industries.

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HOT AIR ENGINES

Thomas A. Edison, Esq., , KAR GSS out
Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:
Will you kindly tell me if thore is any value tg the stock of the
Edison Ore Milling Company, of which you are president? I have ten

10 shares, and I would like to know if they have any value, or is the

_ company a dead cock in the pit-

Any information you MEMM can give me along these lines will be

appreciated.
Yours very resp'y,

Charles R.. Vincent.

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My. Cherles R. Vincent,

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Dear “ir:

Replying to yougs “the |

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company was wound up many years ago. yi LC

Phe process it had, could not be made to pay.

Yours very truly,

HG Mille,

Secretary.
7ai/ITB

Mr. W. S. Mallory, V. P.-
New Jersey and Penn'a Concentrating Yorks-

Orange, N. J.
Dear Sir:
The above doeg pos contain much infornation- I am at a loss to
onsent of stockholders,

imow how a company -san~be wound up without the cs
or notification of such action- Tne Farmers' oan & Trust Company ha

my address on your ledger (which was in the possession of said company. -
while the writer was in its employ in 1903) and J. have never nad an
notice of winding. up- The company was in existence in 1905, judging from

your letter to me dated February 24th 1902-
rding this subject will be

Any informahtén you can give me rega
appreciated. I. would like to have the date the company was wound up~

and also why I did not receive some notice of same.

Yours respy, é

irene

O° Rerben re

Leger &

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Mr. Sinn Collins, Livingston, Texas.

Dear Sir:

Herewith tind results of analysis of the material received

from you.

Silica (S:02) 72.95 per cent. |
Lron onide (Fe 203) wo |
Alumina (Al 203) 7B oS
Manganese dionide (Mn o2)1s.as
Cobalt onide (Co 0) 125“
Nickel onide (Ni 0) 7
Moisture at 110° C pee Sie
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Whether this ore would be of commercial value wou id
depend on ‘its location, abundance, ete.
Very truly, {
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P. S.—Pure Cobalt onide 1s worth about $2.00 per pound; |

nickel about 40c¢ per pound,

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Dear Sirs» toe

On October 16th, 1906 and January | #4; 1967 we had some correspondence

with you in regard to cobalt ores, and th ie as remembers with great

pleasure the interview he had with you severaliyears ago when you told him
about the people in cobalt asking such hi, prides for the cobalt in their

ores and that in consequence you had stoppel buying their ores and made arrange.
ments to buy other material, You also told the writer at the time that you
thought in time cobalt would be worth not more than nickel; it will probably
interest you to hear that this has come to pass and that at the present time
cobalt is not worth more than nickel.

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and oxygens We expect to get a roguiar supply of 50/tons per month for the

next few ywars. oe
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9% each cobalt and nickel.
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B.S. & CO., Messrs.___Thogs. Ase Edison_ No. 2 3/e2fil. o

low price of----10¢ per 1b; cobalt plus nickel, so that with 9% cobalt ani 9%
nickel all they ask for the material is-—--—$16,00 delivered at your plant,
Orangee
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in this proposition. At any rate it will interest you to hear that yow
prediction has come trues ‘
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Dear Sirte

We thaxk you very mich for your letter of the 2Ath inst. and will

submit you a sample of the cobalt oxide as soon as we receive same; in the

meantime we beg to remain
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AGENDY OF BEER SONDHEIMER

THE HELENA LIGHT AND RAILWAY GOMPANY

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OWNERS OF THE LITHIA MINES AT PALA, CALIFORNIA.
(HUDSON TERMINAL BLDGS., room 1382), NEW YORK.

50 CHURCH STREET.
TELEPHONE, 4430 CORTLANDT.
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P, E. FARNUM, Vico-Pres't. THEO. LUDLUM, Treasurer, FRED'K F. SCHUETZ, Secretary.

CAL CO.

Orange jl. 7. i tenor
Dear Sir: (hi Hu es
Referring to your recent conversation oe our Mr.

were prepared +0 contract for &

Schuetz,in which ydu said you
Carbonate of Tithia annually,we

minimum of twenty khax tons of

to ask if that. offer is still open, provided we agree to

would like

commence deliveries in the very near future.

If you can yaise the minimum,kindly ao so in the way of encourag-
ng
us in the task of resuscitating & long dormant enterprise.

We have by actaal measurement 100,006 tons of high-

grade Lepidolite, containing the equivalent of at least 22,000 ,000

arbonate of Lithia.
jon is bettering Sexy day,

lbs.of C
it is probably to your

As our posit

interest to deal gerectly with us.

Very truly yours,
The American Lithia and Chemical Co.,;

Wl Ve Morne,

president.

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WASHINGTON
April 29, 1911.

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

wr, Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, New Jersey
Sir:
In reply to your letter of April 20:
Mr. George H. Mulvey, Myton, Utah, is the best
tabty-
ite, ané wiedgerite, and I would advise you to consult him.

The Pittsburg Salt Lake O11 Co., Salt Lake, City,

Utah, may be able 2150 to give you information or to sup.

~ply you with the di sired matertal.

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LOS ANGELES

Mav May lst., 1911.
Mr. Thomas A. Edison, mt (Gy
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Dear Sir:~

It has been brought to our attention that you are i
using in your new storage battery, a nickel oxide which is
light and fRuffy , presenting quite an amount of surface :
per unit weight. ‘

We are not in the storage battery business, nor have
we any intentions of entering the same, but we have a :
problem to solve in which we want to use copper oxide ini
as the reducing agent and we therefore kindly inquire as to
whether it would be possible to obtain copper oxidé in the >
same form as the above mentioned nickel oxide. So far
our efforts to run this material down.have been unavailing
and we would greatly appreciate your courtesy, if you
could kindly advise us whether we could obtain this material
from the same people who manufacture the nickel oxide for
you, or in case you manufacture this nickel oxide yourself,
if you could tell us whether it would be possible to have
manufactured & same material in a copper oxide form.

Yours very truly,

THE SEARCHLIGHT GAS CO.

CONSULTING ENGINEER.

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OWNERS OF THE LITHIA MINES AT PALA, CALIFORNIA,
50 CHURCH STREET. (HUDSON TERMINAL BLDGS., ROOM 1382), NEW YORK,

CORTLANDT.

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New York, May 3rd, 1911.

Thos, A. Edison, Esq., OMA Ua ee uit pedlnl,
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Orange, N. J. bs oo Low, 4 K lw ao Ti
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Dear Sir:- ‘ oi TN
Your letter of the 2nd inst. ie at nad. I
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you will pardon me when I\sugge st that ‘fou missed the point of
our letter of the lith ult. Having severed siness rela-

wo Core Ge lig Uhh. Fo
tions with Heller, Hirsch Pees anti the ie manulac te ae?

Hygienic Chemical Co., we are in no position to quote prices on

carbonate of lithia at the presont time. Zz.
. We were in hopes that you would your way clear

to insure to us a definite part of your trade in Lithia, in
order that we would have some substantial basis to encourages us
in the building of an expensive and up-to-date factory.

Recalling to mind your suggestion that the apparatus
for extracting Lithia is not expensive,I beg to suggest that in
order to utilize the by-products in our ore and thus to reduce the
net cost of manufacturing carbonate of lithia it would require
apparatus and equipment far exceeding in value the equipment for
extracting Lithia alone.

You can see that if we should erect such a factory and
‘then find that you had contracted for all your requirements dur-
ing a term of years, we would be in danger of finding we had made
a precarious investment. : :

We would be willing to make a contract with. you for

substantial amount of lithia and for a term of years, deliveries:

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THE AMERICAN LITHIA AND CHEMICAL Co.

OWNERS OF THE LITHIA MINES AT PALA, CALIFORNIA.
SO CHURCH STREET. (HUDSON TERMINAL @L0G5., ROOM 1352), NEW YORK,

TELEPHONE, 4430 CORTLANDT,

TAR. #2.

to begin in October or as much sooner 4s we can get ready. It
might also be to our mutual interests to sell ore to you and let
you do the extracting.

Trusting that we may be able to arrive at an understand-
ing that will bring us into business relations for many years

to come, I an,

Very truly yours,

YU Rr

President.

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Casce Aporesas TITAN PITTS BURGH” WwoaKs,
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HEW YORK OFFIC .
18 WALL STREET. LIZBER'S CODE.

THE Te ALtoy MANUFACTURING COMPANY

OPKRATING UNDER ROSS! PROCES6E&5S, PATENTED.

SALES DEPARTMENT

Biber y Gay May 6, 1911.

CHARLES V. SLOCUM, Sreciat AcEHT
le28-12286 OLIVER BUILDING,

TELEPHONE £968 GRANT.

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My dear Mr. Edisons- epee CAM
Anawering your esteemed favan SS Ye Niee me \ woe

just received. oo? yy?
Titanium is used in nick stee tu gine we
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oxides and nitrides, in which es agnesium ~

no influence.
If your castings are entirely of nickel, you would |

Thomas A. Edison, Esqe,
Orange» Ne de

require a nickel titanium alloy put if they are nickel steel,
we could supply our ferro-titanium at 15¢ per pound and
assure you of excellent results. In the event that you
desire a nickel titanium, the price is $1.00 per pound,
and we are confident that you would secure good results
also but we have no data on the titanium nickel.

{I shall be very glad to give you any further infor-
mation in my power at any time and thanking you for your in-

quiry, I remain
Yours very truly,

Special Agent.

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I have heard you name mentioned a number of

times recently in conection with the use of lithia

for storage batteries, especially as the Company that
is trying to sell this i#ine is located in San Diego Co.,
California.

Can you tell me if there is any truth to the

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stutement, so that I can deny this, if it is not so,

more especially aus great stress is laid on the fact

of the amount you are reported to have purchased.
Hoping this finds you in the best of health,

believe me,

Very truly yours,

HHW t

Webra Shak

ENGRAVING
COMPAR

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Thoma A. Edison Laboratory,
Eost Orange, N. J.
Bentlemen:~
We lear through magazine articles that you
have @ process perfected for rolling nickel sheets ex~

tremly thin. Wevare looking for a very thin rolled

metal and if you
condition we would be pleased to have you submit us

have this erticle ine marke table

prices for sheets in quantities. Wie would require the

metal es thin as the thinnest tissue. If you ere not

in position to supply this you may be able to tell us

where we can secure it.
Very truly yours,

May 9,1911. Bucher Eng. & Mfg; Co.

NEW YORK OFFICE, Caate Aconess, TITAN PITTSBURGH”
16 WALL STREET. LIEDER'S Cope.

Th E TrrANIUM ALLOY MANUFACTURING GOMPANY

OPERATING UNDER ROSSI PROCES6ESG,PATENTED,

WORKS,
NIAGARA FALLB,N.Y. 4

SALES DEPARTMENT

CHARLES V. SLOCUM. Special Acenr

225- eo LIVER BUILDING, thf (7
eo Letsbaaigy Ped uy 10, 1911.

TELEPHONE 2060 GRANT.

Mr. H. F. Miller, Seoretary,

Thos. A.Fdison,

Orange, Ne Je Keo ps

Dear Sir:= 7

-I heve received your valued order of the
9th inst. for one pound of nickel titanium and same
will have careful attention. Ordinarily we make
shipments within £4 hours but the nickel titanium
is new with us and I will advise you date of ship=
ment as promptly as possible.

Thanking you for this order, I remain

Special Agent.

gil Mas te

Lith

‘WM. H. CRANE, President.

P, E, FARNUM, Vico-Pres't. THEO. LUDLUM, Treasurer. FRED'K F. SCHUETZ, Secretary. }
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THE AMERICAN. LITHIA AND CHEMICAL CoO.

OWNERS OF THE LITHIA MINES AT PALA, CALIFORNIA.
50 CHURCH STREET. (HUDSON TERMINAL BLDGS., ROOM 1382), NEW YORK.

TELEPHONE, 4430 CORTLANDT,

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Mr. Thomas A. Edison, 5 4 on

Orange, New Jersey. \ fin
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Confirming telephone conversation Had wit vous “f ,

office this P.M., beg to state that we have been offered ¥,000 f

Dear Sir:-

lbs. of Lithia carbonate U.S.P., and which we shall be glad to
offer you at 8,75 per 1b. F,0.B. New York. Terms - Cash upon

receipt of the material by you.

Should the above terms interest you, we should

be pleased to reveive your order by return mail. In view of
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the steadily rising market, we cannot keep this offer open longer |

than Friday afternoon, May 12th.
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Very truly yours,

Beat Evehuc

Secretary.

Nos. band 17 North Third St., HARRISBURG, PA, U.S, AL

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LABORATORY AND OFFICES Consulting Geologist} Mineralogist and Cherlat Common.
ennsylvania,
OF Pot}grapher, Mineratogist and Chomiat Penn’a State
HENRY C, DEMMING ighway Department,

Member Saco Club of Central Pennsylvania,
Member American Geological and Geographical Society.
Member American Chemical Society.

Member National Geographic Society.

Member American Forestry Association.
Member American Association for the Advancement of

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Harrisburg, Pe., May 12, 1911.

Hon. Thomas Ae Edison, ‘\ has tine,

Orange, New Jerseys

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My dear Friend: (we be: ® : t Le

Cable Address:—t Marton.”

I think that bismuth can nowpe obtained Hn Indiana, Ue pe

fice ?

A.; also in Sweden, Europes LAs dead ;
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If you are still desirous os ning. gl seb ohsnes*t can
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give you addresses. yor Bet fy,

Hoping you are wee PS I sh se 7 in a yon sneispee
some time in the near ibn nt ere rn of

Bese re. (uae

Faithfully yours,

prosperity, I remain

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ChiR Hennineton

EDWARD H. JOHNSON
TeL. 1424 Rector

Ss R- Rewrul-
. THE SEARCHLIGHT GAS COMPANY

CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS

Speclaltios: GENERAL OFFICE: CHICA » ILL. Pe REFILLING STATIONS:
ACETALDEHYDE : f io CHICAGO, DETROIT,
ACETYLENE GAS WL 7 LY PHILADELPHIA, KANSAS CITY, DALLAS
SEARCHLIGHT GAS TANKS 4 WARREN, 0. BUFFALO,
For Automobiles é
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LOS ANGELES

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Dear Sir: a \* vw 0 \ v om |

Your letter of the 9th inst. to Mr, H. V. Coes a”

of the Searchlight Gas doe relative®to'nickel oxide { :
and copper oxide has been referred to me for reply. .

_In connection with this matter I would state that we are
desirous. of trying out both finely divided nickel and
finely divided coppor in a series of experiments. :
The actual condition in which we wish to have these metals ‘
is represented very nearly by the nickel lake which ~
Mr. Edison See an for the positive grids of his storage
battory. “IP you have either copper or nickel in thia
: shape, which we could purchase, or their oxidesin a

i form which we could produce in a metallic dondition
giving us a product almost the same as the nickel Lakes
we would be very glad to enter into negotiations with |
you in reference to the purchase of considerable quantities |

: of the same. |

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I might say that we desire these materials to

use as "contact" substances in certain chemical operations \
and as the nickel Piake comes the nearest to giving a ‘
maximim amrfice forgiven weight,of any form, which I
have yet seen, we have written to you for this information.

If you could serid us small portions, say about ‘
one ounce each of flake nickel and fake copper, if you
have this product, and of the oxideb as noted above we
would be in a better position to take tp the matter |
further. If you send the samples,kindly forward them to
me at the Chemical Laboratory, Carnege Technical Schools,
Pittsburgh.

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industry in Nebraska. The addresses are those of,

main office.

The Cudahy Company, South Cmahe, Nebe
fred Henning, Mendota, 111.

Very respectmlly,

Chief Clerk.

NEW YORK OFFICE, Cavite Acoress, TITAN PITTSBURGH” w
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Twe Tirantum ALLOY MANUFACTURING GOMPANY

SALES DEPARTMENT

CHARLES V, SLOCUM. Sreciat Acenr
1226-1226 OLIVER BUILDING.
TELEPHONE 2068 GRANT. Letisbeceg Pars 25,

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Mr.e Thomas A. Edison, MY 26 in Qu 4

Orange, Ne Je
Dear Mr. Edisont-

We have been delayed in sending the one .
pound of nickel titanium you desired as this alloy
id new with us and we found it difficult to elim- '
inate all the iron, the latter being a considerable ,
portion of the other alloys of our manufacture.

Trusting that you will be able to secure

satisfactory results with this sample, I remain

FAL. oy

Special Agent.

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Dear Mre Edison:-

I have just become interested in a process for
sintering fine ores, flue dust and the like, as applied to
iron bearing material. I am sending you a print of the
machine, in which the material is fod on to pallets on a
moving grate and the bottom of the grates have openings 80
that when the coal intermixed with the ore and is ignited by
a burner, a down-draft is induced through the mass by means
of a suction pipe. mi fibe intensifies the combustion at
the start and cools the material toward the end of the oper
ation.

This is the simplest device for agglomerating fine
materials that I have ever seen end it is fer and away the
most economical. The material being treated without disturb-
ing the particles, it makes a much more porous sinter than is
obtained by briquettes or with a revolving kiln, in which the
particles are segregated into a hard masse The product from
this machine is very cellular end that is of special advantage
in a blast furnace. It permits of o lerge area of contact
between the ore and gases, which makes the ore very easily
reduced, and as compared with briquettes or nodules it is as

easily reduced, as coke by reason of its porosity is more easily

burned than anthracite coal. I am sending you a sample of :

nig weliniai.. alr Liew ares fons fOrreeger, Weets
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Mr. Thomas Ae Edison - No. 2.

This process iscertainly what you needed to have made
@ great success of the magnetic concentrating proposition you
had in New Jersey. I am negotiating with two magnetic concen=
trating propositions and they pronounce the product as ideal
for blest furnace use. I should state that in handling the
sinter while it breaks up into somewhat smaller pieces yet there
are absolutely no fines that would be objectionable in a blast

furnace.

Yours very truly, ff

To MRe THOMAS A. EDISON,
Orange, Ne Je

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ORDERS ARE SUBJECT TO STRIKES, FIRES, DELAYS IN TRANSPORTATION
ry Silica” AND OTHER CONTINGENCIES BEYOND THE CONTROL OF EITHER PARTY.
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Mendota, Ills. May 29tn.,1911.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orangé, New Jersey.
Dear Sir:

Am in receipt of your inquiry by your Secretary
lr, H,.F.Miller for prige and sample of Nebraska Pumice, and
am sending you by mail under separute cover u sample of about
one pound. ‘This is the lightest in volwne of the pumice so
far found in Nebraska, and is also running the emenest and
finest in grade. The price of tnis waterial,buik, in single Can
lots is $4.50 per ton, f.0.b. Edison, Nebd., or under a one to
tnree year contract $4.25 per ton f.0.b, Edison, Neb. Terms
draft attached to bill of lading, payable upon arrival of car
at destination,

. The sample which I am sending you is very ary, and
probably will contain no moisture, uue to its naving lain in
my office here for a long time, thus giving it an opportunity
to dry out. When it 1s shipped from tne mine it will contain
all the way from 2 plus to 12% of moisture, depending largely
upon the weather conditions,

The material is sold as it comes from the mine. Tne
freight rate car. ‘toad, Lote from Bison, Neb. to. chicage ts
2o¢ per om nundred pounds, Your local freignt agent tiiuoutteary
wil. be able to give you ‘the. ‘freignt rate “Lroki eniekgb to

LONG DISTANCE PHONE. MINE WEIGHT TO GOVERN SETTLEMENT.
ORDERS ARE SUBJECT TO STRIKES, FIRES, DELAYS IN TRANSPORTATION
o Sili rt ” AND OTHER CONTINGENCIES BEYOND THE CONTROL OF EITHER PARTY.

Fred Benning

Mendota, Fll.,

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Orange, New Jersey. If it will be on any assistance to you,
would say for your information that the freight rate from
Edison, Neb. to Long Island, N.Y. is 4o¢ per on@ hundred pounds.
Wew York City yard per one hundred pounds. Minimum size
cur loud 50,000 to 55,000 pounds. Would mention that I am
the largest shipper of thismaterial in the country, and I
am in position tnereby, to fill all orders promptly.

Awaiting your pleasures, I am

very truly,

FWH--MEA,

Pom tee

THE CUDAHY PACKING CO.

SPECIALTY OFFICE

365 EAST ILLINOIS STREET,
CHICAGO, ILL.

June ist. 2911.

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Canwé ;

Mr.H. Filliller,
Secretary, laboratory Thos.A. Edison, x Fay Va
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Orange, N. Be Me i> Q. lo

We ara in receipt of your estaqmed favor of the P6th.nltimo, ra-
garding Pumice Stone and in renly beg leave to advise that we are mailing

to you, wndar separate cover, samples of our FFF - FF & F ERICAN GROUND
DOUBLE BOLTED Pviice Stone also a sample of ou RAHA FFF Lote
FFF } FF } F $1.65 per c

as follows:
WOAH FFF 1.90 a

Please understand that the work quotations area on smal ipments,
if you are in a position to buy large quantities we would be abla jo shadg-

these quotations.

Dear aie eee

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While we do not know whether or not our Punice is light weight e-
nough for your requirements we believe thnt it is the lightest you M11 be

able 60 obtain.

We seed pe very glad to hear from you after you have exaniyfd our
samples. ‘

Tanking you for the 4nquriy, we Ara,

Yours very truly,

GUDARY PAC. COMPANY

AGT+IHl.

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XK. Sehaak-Regelanan
Ores, Rare Minerals, Gems,
Ashestos, Gende and Filee
Colephune: 137 Berond
Cohle Address: Engqenius
A. BG. Gude, 4th & 5th Ea. 21 State Street (Battery Park Bldg.)
ieher’s Cure Mestecn Union Geode
New York, N.Y. June 2nd- Fame

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Bismuth. Although I have not beén writing you fort nit t- :
some time in connection with Bismuth, I have been busying ify” :

nearly constantly with the problem of supplying you ue I a “
quate amount of Bismuth Metal at about $1.- per 1

one time it looked as if I would be successful i tring ie you
at that price, my hopes failed to realize at the last wee Pity a
have since then been looking in different direction

positively state that it is impossible to get Bi gpeth

price under existing conditions. If you were al

per lb. for pure Bismuth Metal I could supply eae ts, al®

the regular price quoted now is $1.65 and above, ere i gva

that the price of $1.50 per lb. may be shaded by 10 Ea

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low that no Bismuth Metal can be had, and this sha
only be done by virtue of a positive guarantee th
al furnished you will not, in any shape or nneng™b
pharmaceutical purpossas. LS

Lithium-Carbonate. I should like ver

few more tons for either prompt or forward deli sips ould’ you\not

favor me with another little order? Believe me \ ‘Lee :
oo respectfully, ,, AK |
ESR/SH. - we \ |

VDOS = prrwenctG’

BH. Mehank-Regelaman— :

Ores, Rare Minerals, Gems,
Ashestus, Grnde and Bihee

Cslephone: 137 Beond AN G> ‘O14
Cahte Address: Eugenins b
A.B. ©. Guare, Ath & Sth Ha. 21 State Street (Matkerp Park Woy.) Ga /)
Kicher’s Code Mestern Union Code

New fork, N.Y. June 5th-1911.

Cer wey &@
Thomas A. Edison, Bsq., “ee fa bool

Orange, N. Jd. y

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Dear Sir:- :

Confirming the telephone conversation Thay tere
with your Mr. H. F. Miller I wish to thank fou for chores ie off fs 4
1 ton of Lithium Carbonate monthly from Darton Lofeaghich ,

I understand, would be for 7 tons, quality sam © BPH 3 Ate B5# ,

per lb. freight paid to Orange. Kindly ady iy tap

to ship on certain dates of each mbht' vs Preity WM avllt your
we Cor

order. ™ w a

Re Bismuth Metal. Kindly advigaywhe ther A can see your

way clear to buy Bismuth Metal at $1.35\per lb. and, if so, what a
quantity you would be willing to contract for, also what percentage
of impurities you could eventually allow. If you do not need a
99.9% pure Bismuth Metal I may be able to get the price down to $1.2¢
or $1.25 per lb. If you will kindly instruct me as to your wishes
I will continue my efforts.

Thanking you for past considerations, I am,

for truly yours,

ESR/SH.

Romie an |
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We heave vow astaemad favor of June 7th ragara-
ing TLunp Pumica Stone. Wa note vou desire quotation on
the lightest weight of Tunp Pumice Stone. Wa hag to
advise that Punice Stone in the luny varies considerable,
We have & mntexial that is xather course and hard, while io te
other matacial is soft and rather chalky, If you will
kindly sand us a snall piece of Lump Pumice Stone which

fills your requirement best, we could then intelligently

quote you on this mtarial, also please advise the size

limps you desixa, as Lump Pumice Stone coma in lumps from

the size of a mans fist to pieces larger then a mans haad,
Unon receipt of this information wa will. quote

you ow very lowest. price in car lots, material packed in

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AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING CO.

165 BROADWAY

NEW YORK June 12, 1911.

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for that reason we are ldéking arcotind for new uses f the article.

You are probably aware that it is a good conductor o

JOSEPH CLENDENIN
MANAGER COPPER SALES

Dear Sir: Chee 6 eee

‘ght_in dark

One of our

ness, but that in daylight it loses its conduc

Directors has suggested to me that some electric 1 company may

feel disposed to investigate the matter of usi renium by equip-
ping the lights in the use of Selenium so that they will go out
automatically in daylight and come in agein at night.

Do you think that any of your people would be inter-
ested in looking into this matter? If so, will you have the kind~

ness to present it to them for their consideration?
Yours truly,

IGAN SMELTING & REFINING CO.

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of Fifty Dolluty, at wh! unleas vated Sie stated below, this message tax been tulued by the sender thereof, nor In nny ease where tie elalin it not pres raentod In writing within
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This Ie an CNRED PD NIGHT LETEER, and is delivered by Feauest of the sender, tinder the Conditions named nbowe.
» THEO.-N. VAIL, PRESIDENT

2 Fortn 2280 B,

, BELVIDERE BROOKS, GENERAL MANAGER

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MY DEAR SIR:= Gisaa bf

In reply to your favor of the 12fh
inst., re SELENIUM, I would say, I will divide the package
and send you 5 lbs., as early as possible this week.
Re TELLURIUM, you fail to answor
my inquiry as to whether you desire to purchase the 90
pounds, which I have on hand, or any portion of it.

It will not be necessary for you

to take this all at once, if you do not desire it, but as

we are about to make a change in this direction, it is

more than likely that we will be unable to sell you beyond
this amount; therefore if your experiments with it have been

satisfactory, you had better take advantage of this oppor~

tunity.

Your. truly,

Bune. 4) (eo LEP

A prompt reply will greatly oblige, |
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National Hydro-Carben Company,

— INCORPORATED,

OwnERS AND PRODUCERS or hem Grave Hypro-OGsrsons
VaNwURACTURERS Cory Comrounns.

EASTERN OFFICES

Henry W. OLIVER BUILDING, '

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June 14, ey

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Dear Sir:- Wosed

Your kind favor of May 2nd, addressed to Mr.

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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

George H. Mulvey, our Field Manager, at Myton, Utah, has
peen referred to this office for reply. We note that
you ask the address of parties who can supply Elaterite,
Tabbyite, or Weiggerite. We are owners and producers of
the above named substances, including Gilsonite. At the
present time we are not ready to market our materials,
but have several cars of Elaterite that will be ready for
shipment in the course of 60 days. If you are interested
in Elaterite, Tabbyite or Gilsonite we will be pleased to
furnish you samples and quote you our prices on same.
Thanking you for the inquiry, We beg to remain,
Very truly yours,

NATIONAL HYDBQ-CARBON COMPANY.

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Dear Sir:-

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; Yle have your esteeméd favor of o o;
June léth, together with samples of LUMP PUMICE ({
S2ONE. Our UMS PUMICE, Inown as AP/SPT is
an exact match for your samples, which we quote ee

at 4g per pound delivered. “his material is Dea
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grit or foreign substances of

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teat this miterial before purclha
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valued order, and thanking you in
some, we beg, to remain,

Yours very truly,

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AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING CO.
165 BROADWAY

JOSEPH CLENOENIN NEW YORK

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We have yours 15th inst. and will be glad & “fur

you with small lots of the metals sepcified: l we
Tellurium at $5.00 per lb. /
Seleniu " 4.00 "

delivered at Orange, cash. As @ matter of information would you be |
kind enough to advise us the price you are paying for the Tellurium
and Selenium you advise having just ordered. We are greatly inter-
ested in extending the use of Tellurium and Selenium and, in fact, '
any other metal which may be found associated with Gold, or Silver,

or Copper, or Lead ores which are coming into our various plants,

and we think it will be to our mutual interest that you keep us in-

formed as to certain of the rare metals which you can make use of

in a commercial way, and we will at the same time undertake to ad=

vise you as to the metals which we can recover. We are aiming to

produce all of the rare metals which may come into our plants and to

find markets for same here and abroad.

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Awaiting your answer as to price, end hoping you
will find it to your interest to keep closely in touch with us in
this whole proposition,

We are

Yours truly,

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Boston, Mass, July 10th, 1911

Thomas A. Edison, Eeq. Ny
Orange, N. Je “hey

My dear Mr. Edison:

I enclose a letter to you which came

here with request that I should forward it.

{The letter was placed on our Mr. Steven's
desk by one of the mail carrier boys, and the former with-
out carefully noting the address opened it, for which I
trust you will pardon him, as it was entirely a mistake on

his part.
With kind regards,
Yours very truly, t
hop Pree
PURCHASING AGENT.

P.8. I drove out to Lawrénce yesterday and met Col. Bailey with
hie new electric Runabout, which he had driven down from
Amesbury.

The Little car looks very favorable to me, and Z think

4% will be a good one and a “vinner® for business purposes.
This is the car we are having developed to replace

gasoline runaboutes, and it is to be a speedy one. It

rides beautifully, but the Col. has a little defect in the
atearing gear to work out, which does not seam to be a very
d4fficult problem.

The Col. also has an order from us for = four~
passenger oar of the same general type, which he will build
as soon as he gets the two-passenger finished.

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IN REPLY REFER TO FILE NO.

Dear Si G/
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Ye have noticed in this locality
amongst our workmen a mumier of cases showing neurotic symptoms,
that, on casual inspection might be classed under the head of
“locomotor-ataxia’but whieh,on careful inspection, have been defi-
nitely determined to be leaching some of the cheracteristic syme+
toms of that discase.. careful compilation of the history of
cach cese shows that each individual, thus aiflicted, has at sone
time or other, worked on the separator tloor;and no case has been
found amongst those who have never woreda there.This may be merely
& coincidence or a significant fact.Some of the symptonc resemble
reported cases of manganese poisoning, put it is not clear that
the sevarator men are any more exposed to manganese dust than are
the men working in the crusher-house or the dust-house.The carlier

symptoms appear as a loss of locomotor controll,'a slfiflip of the

feet, and in some cases later on senile degenerncy.d4s most of the

symptoms are neurotic, and as the cases appear to be conitined to

those who have worked near the magnots,it occurred to me to ask
if you had noted any sinclar symptoms in men working in high

magnetic fields.Our magnets have as high as 1v0,000 ampere turns

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LABORATORY AND OFFICES wealth of Pennsylvania.

Consulting Geologist, Mineralogist and Chemist Common-

HENRY C. DEMMING

Nos. 15 and 17 North Third St., Harrtssura, Pa., U.S. A.

Cable Address:—'' Marion,”

Harrisburg, Pa., July 25, 1911.

Hon. Thomas A. Edison, /V *
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Orange, Ne Je i ep eH
Friend Edison:

I notice by a Colorado daily paper that your services have
been secured for the purpose of sip emenvation with various ores
at Idaho Springs, Colorado.

I hope you will be successful,--and I believe you will be,
i? there is any conmercial value whatever in the ores that have
been or are to be submitted to you,

I have been called to Colorado twelve or fifteen times during
the past ten years, and have great faith in the mineral wealth of
that State; but I have no personal interest in any of the proper-
ties in or near Idaho Springs.

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G, M. BATES, BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING,
DisTRICT MANAGER fe
: BOSTON, MASS.

IN REPLY PLEASE ADDRESS THE COMPANY

AND REFER TO... cecceesssssserennenres

. Jai Aug. 8, 1911.
(sr

Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,
Menlo Park, N. Jd. .

Dear Sir:
Prom time to time there has appeared in the newspapers

accounts of a nickel paper invented by you which is said to be very
thin and durable.
Will you kindly advise us if this paper is being manufas- :
tured by any concern at the present time, and if not 30, what steps
would it be necessary for us to tuke to obtain some information on

the subject. ; .

We have in mind stendardizing the size of all of our cat-

alogues, price-forms, and engineering data sheets and it is desired
+o obtain as thin a paper 4s possible so that the bulk of the com-

pined catelogue will not be unwieldy.

In replying, will you kindly address your letter to the

ARE BINDING FOR 20 DAYS ONLY

APPARATUS LISTED ON STOCK REPORTS IS SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE

R ARE SUBJECT TO OUR REGULAR FORM OF PRINTED CONTRACT AND
THE NEGOTIATION NUMBER MUST SE NOTED ON ORDER TO SECURE PRICES QUOTED

attention of the undersigned?
Yours very truly, : |

Westinghouse Electric & bifg. Co. : |

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ALL QUOTATIONS OF $1000.00 OR OV:

FOR 20 DAYS ONLY AND QUOTATIONS OF $1000.00 OR OVER ARE SUBJECT TO

ALL QUOTATIONS ARE BINDING

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Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company
“ Works, East Pittsburg, Pa.

G, M. BATES, BOARD OF TRADE BUILDING

DistRicT MANAGER

BOSTON, MASS.
IN REPLY PLEASE ADDRESS THE COMPANY \\ 8/21/ll.
AND REFER TOnendottee si i f!

LABORATORY OF
THOMAS A. EDISON,

ORANGE, NJ.
Attention Mr.H.F.Miller, Sec'y.

Dear Sir:
We are in receipt of your valued favor of Aug. 17th
ana thank you very much for the information contained therein.

We note that you are not at the present time putting sheet

a
8 nickle on the market, andwe beg to inquire if it would be possi-
4a
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Bauxite
Fallers Earth
Fire Clay
Magnesite
Potters Clay

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Oxokerite

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Arsenic

Bismuth
Chromium
Cobalt
Cadmium
Fluor Spar
Lithium
Molybdenum
Platinum
Tin
Titanium
Tungsten
Uranium
Vanadium
Zircon

SAND
White Silica
Colored Silica
Filter Sand
Glasa Sand
Fire Sand
Sand Blast Sand

Moldera Sand

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Mangances

Soapstone

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“EeTeper, Edison Storage Battery Coe,
Orange, N. J.
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Dear Sir:- bie eas

We enclose sample wf ihe ‘Cobalt Nickel Residue /.
as now produced (see analysis below) and would
be pleased to know whether or not you can con-
tract for all or part of an output of 3000 lbs.
per day at a low delivered price.

Very truly yours,

1139 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

A. D. MAC KAY
1189 First National CHICAGS,
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BILL OF SALE.
Nive Swen need odes chews annenweenn
Randolph Perkins, Receiver,

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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, Randolph
Perkins, Receiver of the New Jersey and PSnnsylvania Con-
| centrating Worko, a corporation organized under the laws of
New Jersey, having been appointed by the Chancellor of the
Btete of New Jersey on the twenty-fourth day of February,
Nineteen Hundred and Eight, by virtue of an order made by
said court on the fifth day of June, Wineteen Hundred and
Pleven, authorizing me to accept a bid of Bixty Thousand
($60,000) Dollars offered by one Thomas A, Bdison, of the

Township of West Orange in the County of Essex and State of
Hew Jersey, for the entire assets of the said corporatden and
in consideration of the aforesaid bid and the sum of One
Dollar to me in hand paid by the said Thomas A. Edison, have,
sold, assigned, transferred, and sot over, and by these
presents do sell, assign, transfer, and set over unto the i
gaid Thomas A, Bdison and his assigns, a certain claim, which| .
appears aos an asset of the said corporation, against the New

York Concentrating Works, a corporation of the State of New

|York, for materials and supplies furnished then, for the sum

lof Sixteen Thousand and seventy polars and seventeen cents
($16070.17) with interest thereon from November thirtieth,
; Wineteen Hundred and Five, and also all-myright, title, and |
interest therein which I hold by virtue of my appointment |
as Receiver, and i do hereby constitute and appoint the said |
Thomes A, Bdison my true and lawful attorney in my name and
for his own use, to demand, receive, prosecute, sue for,

eompound, release and discharge the same at his own costs and

charges as fully as if I were present and acting therein and | {
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seal this Hiri ay day of Agee ¥—
Nineteen Hundred and Eleven,
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Randolph Perkins, Receiver,

Thomas A. Elison.

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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, Randolph
Perkins, Receiver of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Coh-
centrating Works, a corporation organized under the laws of
New Jersey, having been appointed by the Chancellor of the
State of New Jersey’ on-the twenty-fourth day of vepruary,

MNineteon Hundred and Eight, by virtue of an order made by
said court on the fifth day of June, Nineteen Hundred and
Eleven, authorizing me to accept a bid of Sdxty Thousand
(860,000) Doliars offered by one Thomas A, Edison, of the
Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex and State of
New Jersey, for the entire assets of the said corporation
| and in consideration of the aforesaid bid and the sum of one
dollar to me in hand paid by the said Thomas Edison, have
| wold, assigned, transferred and set over, and by these
i presents do sell, assign, transfer and set over unto the
said Thomas A, Edison and his assigns, 4 certain clain,
which appears as an asset of the said corporation, against
the Edison Portland Cement Company, a corporation of the
State of New Jersey, for materials and supplies furnished

‘them, for the sum of Nineteen Thousand Nine Hundred and

\Bighty Five Dollars and fifty-four cents ($19,985.54) with
interest from Necember thirty first, Nineteen Hundred and

Seven, and also all my right, title, and interest therein
which I hold by virtue of my appointment as receiver, and
I do hereby constitute and appoint the said Thomas A. Edison

my true and lawful attorney in my name and for his ow use,

to demand, receive, prosecute, sue for, compound, release and

discharge the same at his own costs and charges as fully as

if I were present and acting therein and I do hereby ratify
and confirm all his lawful acts in the premises. :
IN WITNESS WHEREOY I have hereunto set my hand and

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Nineteen Hundred and
Signed, Sealed and Nelivered

in the presence of:

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Thomas A. Kaioon. |

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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESETS, That I, Randolph
Perkins, Receiver, of the New Jersey and Pennsylvania Con-
centrat ing Works, a corporation organized under the laws of
New yersey, having been appointed by the Chancellor of the
State of New Jersey on the twenty-fourth day of February,
}ineteen Hundred and Eight, by virtue of an order madc by
paid court on the fifth day of June, Nineteen Hundred and
Blevon, authorizing me to accept a bid of Sixty Thousand
($60,000) Dollars offered by one Thomas A. Edison, of the
Township of West Orange, in the County of Essex and State of
Now yersey, for the entire assets of the said corporation and
in consideration of the aforesaid bid and the sum of one
dollar to me in hand paid by the soid Thomas Edison, have

sents do sell, assign, transfer and set over unto the sald
Thomas A. Edison and his assigns, 2 certuin claim, which
appears as an asset of the said corporation, against the

Edison Storage Battery Company , a corporation of the State of

New gersey, for materie:s and supplies furnished them, for

the sum of Thirteen Thousand Bight Hundred and Bighty-Seven

from February eleventh, Nineteen Hundred and Five, and also
all right, title, and interest therein which I hold by virtue
of my appointment as receiver, and I do hereby constitute
and appoint tho said Thomas A. Bdison my true and lawful
attorney in my name and for his own use, to demand, receive,

Iprosecute, sue for, compound, release and disoharge the sans

lat his own costs and charges as fully as ig I were present

@ acting therein and I do hereby ratify and confirm ail

sold, assigned, transferred, and set over, and by these pre~

Pollars and Fifty-One cents ($13,887.51) together with interest

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in the presence of:

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and

seal this —/.i.t

Nineteen Hundred and Eleven,

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THE AMERICAN LITHIA AND CHEMICAL CO.

OWNERS OF THE LITHIA MINES AT PALA, CALIFORNIA.
$0 CHURCH STREET. (HUDSON TERMINAL BLOGS., ROOM 1382), NEW YORK.

TELEPHONE, 4430 CORTLANDT.

quell : New York, September 8th, 1911.
Mr, H. F. Miller,
Edison Laboratory, .

Orange, New Jersey.
Dear Sir:-

Pursuant to our conversation of Wednesday afternoon,
will you kindly let me have a letter, on the lines suggested,
in regard to the present status of the lithia situation so far
as relates to the Edison Battery.

Mr, Edison's telegram, copy of which I showed you, Was
sent on or about June 14, 1911.

Appreciating the many courtesies extended to us
by- you, I beg to remain,

Yours very truly, oe
KLhu Gehl

Secretary.

THEO, LUDLUM, Treasurer. FRED'K F, SCHUETZ, Secretary.

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European frieais of ours have Keart
that you will use lazge quantities of Lithia an
one of your new inveations, and they would like to
knew if sueh is the ease. We would thank you to
please anawer this question.

Yours very truly,
MEPALIQRGTIOAL COMPANY OF AMERICA
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THOMAS A. EDISON, Incorporated ¢ :

Soptember 28, 1911.

ir. Harry i. Miller:

I return herewith letter of the 15th inst.
from Mir- Maw, Liquidator of the Edison Ore-iNilling Syndicete,
itd. This matter can rest until ur. Edison returns, at
which time he can sclmowledre receipt of the siingot £527/10/0
which the Iiquidator hus pleced to the credit of his account.

It evrears from ir. Maw's lettor thet this credit
hes been given only in connection with the fully-;eid sheres
of ir. Edison. It avpeers, however, that there are still
6833 partly-paia shares which, if they were fully peid,
would bo entitled to a roturn of £170/16/6. ir. Haw sug-
gests that if ir. Edison will send him a check for £157/6/0
he can give the credit on the partly peid sheres and wipe |
out the entire indebtedness. This is not made as ea formal
demand, and I imagine thet “f Mr. Edison See ee ube nezt
return will be enough to clean up the entire transection,
put if Mr- Edison wishes to wipe the slate off clean now, he
can do so by paying 2£157/6/0, so that there will be no fur-
ther claim on him. Then, if any return i8 made, which &
understand is to be expected, it will come to him as cash.

Ploase send Mr. Maw the various certificates re-
ferred to. Perhaps it would be well to forward these through
Sir Ceorge Croydon Marks, who can see that the proper formal-

ities are attended to.

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OUR REGULAR FORM OF PRINTED CONTRACT.
APPARATUS LISTED ON STOCK REPORTS IS SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALE.
THE NEGOTIATION NUMBER MUST BE NOTED ON ORDER TO SECURE PRICES QUOTED.

ALL QUOTATIONS ARE BINDING

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Westinghouse Flectric & Manufacturing Company
Works, East Pittsburg. Pa. :
G. M. BATES, SEED SESTED
District MANAGER 20! DRVANT n
BOSTON, MASS.
IN REPLY PLEASE ADDRESS THE COMPANY
AND REFER TO. ADE ercrne Oct. 11, 1911.
, LABORATORY OF
THOMAS A. EDISON,
f ORANGE, N.J. nee eat

Attention Mr.H.F.Miller, Secy.
Gentlemen;
The writer notes that Mr.Zdison has returned from his
trip abroad, and we would appreciate it very much if you will
take up with him the matter of nickel paper which is covered by
our correspondence of Aug.17-21-24.
Will you kindly give the matter your attention at your ,

convenience, and oblige,

Yours very truly,

WESTINGHOUSE SLEC. & MPG. CO,
BY
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San Diego Cal.

Orange, New Jersey.
Gentlemen:~ I understand that you are in the

mar'ret for LITHIA and as I have discovered quite a lode TI wish to get
your highest prices you pay for such meterial. Would you buy the
Lithia rock (or Lapetalite) as it comes from the mine or would you
want the LITHIA SALTS ? How much would you take # by the month ?

Give me full particulars in regard to the grade you
puy and any thing else that would benafit us in our dealings with
you,as to the business in question.

Thantting you in advance for your trouble

I remain Yours ee

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Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company

Works, East Pillaburg. Pa.
BOSTON SAFE DEPOSIT & TRUST CO. BUILDING

IN REPLY PLEASE ADDRESS THE COMPANY BOSTON, MASS.

AND REFER 10.0... EL Octoher 21st, 1911.

G. M. BATES,
DisTAict MANAGER

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THOMAS A. EDISON,

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Dear Sir:

The writer has not as yet had a reply from you. to his
letter of October 11th, and would appreciate it. very much if
you will advise us whether it is possible to open a negotiation
with Mr. Edison relative to his granting us the rights to make

nickel paper for our own use.

TO PRIOR SALE.

Will you not kindly advise us on the matter, and oblige

TO SECURE PRICES QUOTED.

very truly yours,
WESTINGHOUSE ELEC. & MFG. CO.

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DIRECTORS
CLYDE H. WILSON
WILLIAM J, MGLAUGHLIN
FRANK L. WILSON
WILLIAM F. WILSON
M, M. MOLAUGHLIN

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Thomas A.Edison,

Orange ,N.J.

WILLIAM J. MCLAUGHLIN, Vice PAESIOCHT FRANK C, WILSON, SEG. AND Tacas.

Pilson Consolidated Mining Co. Ee

MINES IN CLIFTON AND WILLOW
SPRINGS MINING DISTRICTS,
TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH

GENERAL OFFICES
ROOMS 208 AND 209 BROOKS ARCADE

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erty have opened the vein

o greater depth and we find tnat we have ore

in quantity that can be handled at a good prof even with a fifty mile

wagon haul. We will undoubtedly make some shipment:
and will take pleasure in notifying you when we are
ores if you will be in the market for bismuth, We

market for &he ores in Salt Lake,but we would pre

<during the winter

tne market with
n now find a ready

2y to deal with the

eoneunee for various reasons.It would probably be an advantage to the

consumen also.

Our vein is opened to a depth of about 400 feetand we have a large

quantity of 5% bismuth oreon tae dumps and in sight. A large quantity

of our ore will require concentration to make it a valuable commercial

product,and we intend to put in a mill for that purpose in the spring ,

I9I2. Through the lower grade ores we find considerable IO g and some

as high as 60%. With close sorting we can get a high grade ore that we

can ship very proritably.

The ore makes in a bedded vein of dolomite lime,and twenty acres

of the ore is practa cally on the surface.All that is necessary to re

ach the ore is to drift from the sides of a ravine that marks a slight

fault diagonally across the property as indicated in the accompanying

map.eThe dolomite is exposed over much of the 20 acresand the ore is on

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necessary to go to a greater depth than 50 feet to get the ore at any
point on this 20 acres.On the west clain,however, the vein goes ouder
a heavy caoping of a later formation.
We feel very confident we have in this property the greatest body

of bismuth ore to be found in the United States.This we hope to prove

peyond a question of doubt during the next few months.

Yours very truly,

Frank L.Wilson,

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G. M. BATES,
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IN REPLY PLEASE ADDRESS THE COMPANY

FOR 20 DAYS ONLY AND QUOTATIONS OF $1000.00 OR OVER ARE SUBJECT TO

ALL QUOTATIONS ARE BINOING
OUR REGULAR FOAM OF PRINTED CONTRACT.

October 3lst, 1911.

AND REFER TO... MEL essere eg my
. LABORATORY OF whee
THOMAS A. EDISON, /,

Orenge, New Jersey.

Attention Mr. H. F. Miller, Secy., fe weet 4
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ferent catalogues, price books, etc., which in the course of
time have become very bulky and herd to carry. vee seen
in the paper from time to time accounts of the nickél paper
as invented by Mr. Edison, we thought that perhaps it might
pe epplicable to our cetalogue system, and are therefore
writing to find out if it would be possible to buy this peper
from any manufacturing concern, or if not, could we secure the
rights from Ir, Edison to manufacture it for ourselves.

In a previous letter you state that the prper hed only

been made, un to the present time, in small sheets, and we wish

APPARATUS LISTED ON STOCK REPORTS 3S SUBJECT TO PRIOR 5.
THE NEGOTIATION NUMBER MUST BE NOTED ON ORDER TO SECURE PRICES QUOTES.

to advise the largest sheet that we would require would be
9" x 6g".

The writer would thank you very much to take the subject
up with Mr. Edison and if possible send us a few samples of the
nickel paper so that we moy see just what it is. In replying,

kindly address the writer personally.

Very truly yours,
WESTINGHOUSE ELEC, & HFG. CO.

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Edison General File Series
4911. Mining - Metals and Other Minerals [not selected] (E-11-61)

This folder contains correspondence, primarily unsolicited, relating to
the procurement and testing of minerals. There are numerous items with
perfunctory replies, written by Edison in the form of marginalia, remarking
upon his purchasing needs and policies or offering referrals to additional
sources of supply and information. Some of the documents pertain to Edison's
interest in obtaining metals for possible use in his alkaline storage battery.
Additional letters concern his widely publicized idea of making books and
other printed material from thinly rolled nickel sheets rather than from
wood-pulp paper. Among the correspondents for 1911 is E. Schaaf-
Regelman, a dealer in ores and rare minerals.

Edison General File Series
1911. Mining - Ore Milling (E-11-62)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents concerning
the development of Edison's technologies for ore concentration. Many of the
letters relate to experiments undertaken in collaboration with Henry B. Clifford,
a mine and mill operator who would apply Edison's ore milling technologies
at sites in Colorado. The documents for 1911 reflect Edison's involvement in
the technical aspects of Clifford's proposition. Included are letters offering
advice on the erection of an experimental mill, along with others regarding
tests undertaken at Edison's laboratory in West Orange.

Approximately 40 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected material consists of additional material pertaining to Clifford, along
with letters requesting information about ore milling or soliciting Edison's
assistance in developing mine properties.

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Present my regards to \ Mics C take plpasure
in calling upon him, but, knowing the value of his time, I wifll try
and make such explanations as will enable him, as inventor and chem-
ist, to, without delay, ask of me those vital questions which I know
he will ask in forming his opinion.

Frankly, this problem is worthy of his thought, as it is
larbe enough to justify the effort that either he or myself will,
make in proving the practibility of the plan. I have been working
on it for four years.

The two districts involved are Clear Creek and Gilpin
CGountics, Colorado, ‘The mines in these districts have been in opera-

. tion since 1860. Their total product is accredited at over three
hundred millions of dollars. Last year, with crude appliances and
imperfect treatment methods, the product was two million dollars.
Thirty-five years ago the smelting cost was thirty dollars 4 ton.

Consequently, during the earlier operations of these mines, nothing
put thes highest grade ore was shipped, Gradually. the smelting rate
has been reduced, but it is still 86.00 a ton,- to which is added

freight and sampling .charges.

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In the past and at the present, the smelting companies have
refused to pay, in any equitable manner, for the capper contained in
these ores, Generally, unless the ore contained 2 per cent copper, or
40 pounds to the ton, no accounting was made, and, when accountings

have been made, it has been on the rate of 6 cents a pound for cooper.
This is the greatest sulphide zone in the world, The ore
bodies continue to great depth, as is proven by numerdus stafts from
one thousand to fifteen hundred feet deep, and in the case of the
mines whioh I am operating myself, we are working at the depth of
twenty-one hundred feet below the wmrface, and this vein larger at
that point than any other point above. This same vein has been opened
ten thousand feet further away at a depth of two thousand feet, and
shows seven feet of these sulphide ores, and the interveining space
along the surface proven by shafts, some to the depth of seven hun-
dred feet. So, the problem of the continuity of these ores has been
solved. In fact, in the properties that I am interested in, we haze
an sei gro MP icHRUE of nearly sixty thousand feet.
From these mines, past and mesent, we have only been able
to ship a grade of ore equaling seven dollars a ton, in gold and
| silver, and such ore carried, on an average, 1 1/4 per cent copper.
In extracting the ores marketable today, and in the past, immense
bodies of the lower grade ore, which constitutes 8/10 of the general
‘gontents, has been left behind as non-commercial. Cur only method
: of working today is the same method existing during the last forty
years,- that is, stanp mill end concentration. The loss in this

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We, generally, put! four tons of crude ore into one of the
concentrates, These concentrates contain 35 per cent sulphur, 32 per
cent iron, and an average of from 12 to 15 dollars a ton gold,- five
or six ounces of silver, and about 1 1/2 per cent copper. The actual
cost of concentrating this ore today is $1.00 a ton. Then, we have
to pay $1.00 a ton freight on the concentrates to Denver, where,
notwithstanding, the fuel advantages of our concentrates, throuh their
sulphur contents, we pay $3.00 a ton smelting charge, and receive
nothing for our copper, unless over 2 per cent, except in rare cases
of competition::for ore. We receive only $19.00 an ounce for gold,
and 95 per cent of the silver value. .

Thus, you can see that we are forced to pay freight on
about 60 per cent of the weight represented by sulphur and iron, in
addition to 10 per cent of the moisture, and a $3.00 rate for smelting
the same parts of. the conenetrates, for whibh we receive nothing.

If the proposition which I an working on, and which I now
submit to you, can be made successful, we will be able to treat this
ore on the ground and turn the product into mintable bars, at a
leeching cost and roasting cost of not to exoced 51 $0 a ton,- that
is, provided you can divise some means of getting the precious netals
into retortable form, throgh the application of electicity for pre- |
cipitation of the metallurgical contents in the resulting liquor, that
we will be able to save the cost of freight ani the cost of the fire
treatment of the raw material. If this can be done, it will reshlt
in seriously affecting the most detrimental industrial incubus that

today effects the mining industry, md, as soon as & practical demons-

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tration is made of thr success of such a leeching system, it will
mean the closing of fifty million dollars worth of obsolete smelting
plants, that are so constructed as to make it impossible to adapt
any other system other than smelting. ,

I, originally, went into this district in 1876, and, on
returning to the district four years ago, I found conditions, as
far as mill practices are concerned, to be just the same. There
is not today an up-to-date mill in the district. Those who com-
mand the money power are 01a fossils who have no incentive to im-
prove, The great march of mettallurgicel progress has not been
followed by them. They. ere still clinging to the old ideas,

After having been abroad through the mining world, md
appreciating the great advances that have been made, I realized
that the day had come for this marvellously rich countrg to feel
the influence of 8 new system, md,since that time, I have been
quietly acquiring control of mines, until, in the two counties,

I control 109 mining claims,- many of which have been producers,
and are producers today, and some of them self-sustaining through
their ability to ship the higher grade ores.

Since I was last in the district great drainage tunnels
have been driven to releive the wat er-so gged mines of this gold
zone, in fact, there is represented a total, practically, about
five million dollars. One of these tunnels is five miles long,
and by draining these mines have taken away a pumping cost of,

approximately, $1.00 per ton, We have every local condition nec-

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‘essary. The town is only 40 miles from the City of Denver, has

. good railroad conneections, labor is reasogabile, and unobstructed
by, labor unions, A powerful mountain stream passes our mills, from
which we generate 1000 horse power of electricity from one plant
alone,- commonly known as the "Gem Plant" with which I have been
associated.

You can inform Nr, tdison that my belief, from the exreri-
ence that I have had with this ore, is that we can concentrate this
ore, then roast the concenteates, at a cost of 15 cents a ton, they ‘
being self-roasted, and by chloridizing the resulting roasted ash,
we can leech out the precious end base metals, there being very
little, if any, zine or arsenic. Having an aoundance of water,
we can wash this roasted product, and get into fa}colution, the
copper, gold and silver. Now, here comes his work, - ‘to fo rmulate
some plan that will get the metals out of the leeched water.

If we find that the leeching does not take out sufficient
of the gold and silver, then we can cyanide the roasted product,
after the copper has been ileeched out.

I am mailing you herewith 2 smal box of our raw concen-

trates, before roasting, and a small box of the c@ncentrates, when

self-roasted. I am also wailing a emoll piece of the raw ore as

it comes from the mines. I might aay that I have in New York suffi- : i
cient of these concentrates to send you 100 pounds for experiment,
as to roasting or raw cyaniding of the conoentgates.

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4s to the leeching, I have been investigating for two years

the plan of the Pennsylvania Salt Works, and I am confident that we

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can Lleechithis ore at a nominal cost, as th€y are leeching, at prac-
tically @8 cost, the Rio Tinto ores, carring 50 cents a ton gold,
25 cents a ton silver, and 2 per cent copper. They tell me that
on my ore they can, perhaps, build a furnace that will be one self-
roasting process, eliminating the necessity of chloridizing. They
are now working on that problem on my ore.

; At this point, I might say that my concentrates carry
about 54 per cent iron. “Ye have been told that this iron cannot be
made commercial, but the Pennsylvania Salt Company has toasted and
leeched the Rio Tinto ores,- th& residue product runs 65 per cent
iron, and it is of such admirable character that they sell each ton
of ator $8.00 a ton. As every one ton of my yraiugsk concentrates
will, Like their ores, produce an iron free of impurities, through
the roasting and leeching, there is a future for this iron contents |
in our ores.

There are many tiings that Mr. Edison will ask me, and I

am putting you to the lavor of reading this letter, endeavoring to .
save his time at our interview. I have gone to great expense in this
matter, and I am willing to go eiether expe sse pander Mr. Edison's
direction.If be desires, when I call, Iw aL bring 500 stereoptican \
views of this dfstrict, its mills and mines, and carry hin, in reality, .
direot into the district,- showing him all of its ramifications and
local conditions, ore bodies, etc. I have had these views prepared
for emergencies of that cheracter. If be can solve this problem of
electrical extraction of these metals, it will make these districts

rise in product from two million dollars to ten million, and enaole

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. the miner to market his vast bodies of $5, 6, 57 ore, which is today
comparitively worthless, under existing conditions.
I am sending iy, Rdison a copy of the second edition of my
_work,- "Rocks in the Road ‘to Fortune’
You can advise me at Wo. 320 Fifth Avenue, New York City,
as to the 100 pounds of the concentrates.
With best wishes, and hopes that Wir. Edison will not be

wearied by this lengthy communication, I am,

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THE HANGING AND FOOr WALLS AS COMBINATION SHAFT

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Thomas A. Edison, Esq., . ‘

Orange, N. J. :
My dear Mr. Edison:

I have telegraphed to the Gem Mines for fifty pounds of ;
the crude Lump sulphide ore, that you may have an idea of the cher~ —
acter of the cube. . |

I regret that your experience with a lot of unthinking,
impractical men who jump at conclusions rather than demand facts,
hes caused you, like other of our ablest men, to feel resentful

f against the mining industry. But I assure you that the practical
side of mining is a world in itself, and the problem on which I am

working is one of the most important today before the miners of the |

world. That is, a proper revolutionizing of the system of treating

sulphide ores.

I intend to adopt your system and couple with it thoughts

of my own which are, I believe, valuable, through being the result

of practical experience in mines and mills. Your crusher and blower
system is, in my opinion, the beginning of the revolution that will
do away with the stamp, the concentrator,and all forms of metallic
regrinding machinery, and I accept your kind offer to give me the

exclusive right to the tee of your rolls and blowers in Clear Creek i

and Gilpin County,, upon a royalty of 2¢ a gross ton of ore of |

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possible, and I am going to rely on your promise to advise with me
on all questions that come up that do not take you away from your
desk or interfere with your other laudable undertakings.

I cannot use your giant rolls. I cannot use your dryer
system, for the following reasons: The ore delivered to our mills
comes from miles underground, and it is naturally broken by the ;
miners, the largest pieces peing about & foot square. This is
necessary to get the ore down the stopes and ore chutes and into
small tunnel cars, consequently, I will only need,of the crusher
end of your plant,the last or third roll. Before that roll any
modern crusher that will handle fifty tons of oa rock an

form o

hour, breaking it down to one inch size, will do me. 3 |
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On account of my ore being pyritic and having 4 desire to

eventually pass the copper pyrites into a magnetic state, I will

have to dry this ore by a cold air blower system, because if I put

it through your present dryer, I am afraid the temperature will

make all parts of my iron and copper sulphides magnetic before the

proper time. Thus, I will have to dry by the blower system, using

cold air as it passes through your small rolls into a crusher that

will commence to size the concentrates.

Our general ores, from which about 350,000,000 have been

extracted to date, carry about an average of 33% pyrites, end these

pyrites when put in the form of concentrates carry about 35% iron

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and 32 or 33% sulphur. Sp we will have to blow out this sulphide
as it passes from roll to roll, and as the power necessary to wise
out a large cube of sulphide will carry with it all dust and smaller
particles of silica, my plan is to place all of the concentrates
so blown out of the dry ore into one bin and allow the sizing of
¢hese concentrates to be made after the total concentration by the
blower seebam has put all of the concentrates into one body. After
we size these concentrates, then we can adopt the system of the
hot air roast at a temperature of 750° and thus make the copper
pyrites magnetic. After extracting the copper, the remaining iron
pyrites can be self-roasted, the sulphur completely eliminated,
and the residue red ash, the result of the roasting, can be chlor-
idized and the gold and silver leached out. ,

At this point, I desire to say, that it is my object to
save as much of the iyoecoawaes of the pyritic ores as possible.
fo that end, I do not want to leach anything but the pure roasted
iron sulphide from which practically all of the sulphur will be
eliminated. Thus, after the roasting and the leaching, I will
have an iron residue in practically a physically perfect condition,
which I am able to sell to the furnaces of the State of Colorado,
as it will be a red oxide of iron. Further, in the self-roasting
of théseiron pyrites, I can make a by-product of sulphuric acid.
In fact, I am today selling my midlings, that is, all the finer

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concentrates, to s Western Ghemical Oompany, who are making sul-

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phurio acid from my concentrates.

Regarding the crusher, I will need one of these Airst,
for the purpose of receiving the residue silica that is plown out
during the process of the blower concentration of the sulphide,

for the reason that it is possible thet the quartz so blown out
will contain of the higher grade ores about $1.50 to $2.00 a ton
gold and silver. All I need to do in this case is to orush by
your system down to about the fineness that you are today crushing
at New Village end send that product through the cyanide system,

as it will be in physically good condition, a11 of the iron, copper

and acid properties having been eliminated through the concentra-

tion.
My plan is to first build a mill of 500 tons capacity,

so constructed that additional units of equal capacity can be

constructed. Just the point where I shall build this mill I have
not yet determined, although I have paid $15,000 for one mill site
at the mouth of the Newhouse Tunnel, but on account of the by-products
of these sulphide ores, it may be cheaper for me to pay 50¢ a ton

for raw material to be hauled to Denver, where a central plant can

be constructed for the purpose of handling all the sulphide ores
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of the State of Colorado, whereas 4f I build at Idaho Springs,
will have to confine myself to that locality.
I will not trouble you any further on these matters,

unless something serious comes up, but there is one question IT

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would like to ask you, as it is important to our attempt to rev-
olutionize the milling system, and that is this: After I Sennen.
trate and roast and leach the iron sulphide, the product is ina
physically fine condition and practically a red oxide containing
about 60% iron Sto 20 ton. Will this product then be mag-
netic and can I tadse the percentage of iron through magnetic ,
treatment of this residue leached iron pyrites?

With kind regards, I am, 8s ever,

Yours singerely,

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My dear Mr. Edison:
Thanks for your letter. Will go West and look

over the site question. Regarding the building, I am as cautious
as yourself, and will be guided by what you say, but think a 10-ton
plant more favorable to. prevent capital stating that a two ton plant

is laboratory test. . ;
I am confident we can solve the problem of sulphide treat- ,
ment, provided your blower system will do its work and eliminate
tables. If so all that work you did at Edison will return its re-
ward; -- I have control of millions upon millions of $6. sulphide

ore, so it is the question of concentration. After that is done the

balance is up to myself, and I feel the results will be good.
Please answer this as to your blower. We jaw crush, then
to Cornish rolls; the product from the rolls goes to jigs and 900-

pound stamps, then to tables, and we concentrate the iron_out,

seven little

some of the concentrates are very fine. Am sending yo
bottles, which together make up an amount of concentrates
sized dowm, and from the whole I get the following.

No-L is caught by 8 Mesh screen.

No.2 is catght by 20 Mesh screen.

No.3 is caught by 40 Mesh screen.

No.4 is caught by 80 Mesh screen-

No.5 is caught by 120 Mesh screen.

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No.6 is caught by 200 Mesh screen, and

No.” passes through a 200 Mesh screen.
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You see that nearly one-half of the whole is very fine.
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think a blower can be so regulated as to make proper divisions. 7

A reply of opinion will help me-

Under the microscope I see that there is very little silica

in Nos.1, 2 and 3; but on the 120 Mesh there is about one-third

silica, and on the 200 Mesh about an equal amount.

that there is absolutely no aust, even the 200 mesh shows clean
quartz particles and the iron pyrites are clean and sharp showing

I find also

that they do:not floteRy

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I think you have the problem of con-

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the Blower possibilities.
centration in hand, and should be entitle

no miner has tried your plan is because few men have ore enough to

successfully run your plant.
4 Yours very t

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By dear Hr. Hason:
Returned from Detroit and have had conference with Lr.
I hope you

Edison today and he said he would consult you:
and myself will work this out together upon his ideas. I
have beon working upon the plan of gravity concentration for
some time and feol between the three, we can win out. Poo,
It isa bigger proposition that it appears at first sight ,
as miliions can be made “by a cheap systom of concentration and
oyaniding-
What is booze us is this: We are to take a heavy sulphide
ore runing 65% piliea -~ we are to eliminate the silica by

Dlowers, to do avay with sizers and concentrating tebles,; Jigs, -
eto.
(1) We orush tho lump ore in an ordinary jaw orusher; with

a soreen to sift, out the smi1l stuff. You will, find that, just

as. goon as an impact comes the iron sulphides commence to crun-
ble and some of it is 120 mesh at the first break; so to pre-
vent regrinding we use a sifter- so" oe

(2) The next stage is a roll peiaied to bring it down to
$0 mesh -~ the same. sotion on the sulphides will take piace in

this orusher;that is. some of the pyrites will -be 120 mosh, .S0 “
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the’ first blower may go under this Ho- 2 roll. _ My idea is to

blow oat different. sizes until the entire. wm have. been

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separated even to 200 mesh.

The residue gangue or silica,
k to your pulverizer and conveyed back

af it containe 72 por ton val-

ue is to be conveyed bac
and forth until it goes 250 mesh-
oyanide satis ond be quickly treated, for the reason that the

Then the same can go to a

a to 250 mesh-

gold will be more open if crushe
coarse and that it is so

Mr. Edison says our gold is very
large that if we attempted to oyanide it that it would take

put if we oliminete the coarse gold, while

too long to dissolve;
gets in the

plowing out the goncentrates wo will have those nugi

sulphide concentrates - is a perfect

So you can s6e the problem

systom of blower or gravity concentration, leaving us to handle

a system of peparating the gold, silver

the raw concentrates by
and copper:

Tt fecl we oan maste as the

y this blower conoontration,
This I see from the

sulphides are in cubes even at 250 mesh-

microscope -
We may have to blow and blow t

in the end we will, ft think, eliminate all the giliga and that

is what I desire to do-
gravity figures.

ne same material over, put

Thig blower system acts as a sizer and as
we can concentrate ail forms of ores —
Pure sulphides without lead,

Iron sulphides with smol1l lead,
Iron sulphides with heavy lead,

Tron sulphides with lead and zinc.

And T will bo ablo to save motals for whioh the sreltor
today poys nothing wnless upwards of 3% of Leagyand Zino io a
drawback when from 2% to 10%; but sing 18 valuable when full :
of the quartz, lead snd iron. So I think you will see, it is |
gravity concentration thot wo faco, and .the only way to do it
do by natural system of air rogulated aeoording to the. specif-
io gravity of each mineral: i it can be dono.

Mr. Edison is to-have y map out the plan and I am to pay
current expenses, mid aise orect a little testing plent noar
him o9 soon as you formato the plons. So romember that I
do not at prosent went to go farthor than gravity concontra-
tion. I had thought of three blowors discharging, one under

tho other of different revolutions, the oir pressure directed

et an ore channel about two feet long. of course, his ideas
are worth a thousand of mine.

I wiula like you to go with me to the dintriot 4£ you oun
gspare thn daya- I will pay all your oxpenses- Go say, about
duly 8th, 1911.

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clently awaken interest’ In‘ the establish:
ent of a ‘metallurgical, ;experimental
“plant Jn. tha’ state to” insure the. project
; becoming .a,: fact: .: “An: appropriation’ -of

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mal discussion ‘follow his address. The
meeting, will begin promptly at 8 o'clock:
Because ofthe: great variety of ore to be
found in.the'San Juan country, it will be
urged that the testing station be set: up
In~. that. locality." ‘There.’ may-be other
spoakers, besides. Dr..: Holmes. +: this: Nat:
“not be-definitely known until the mining
men and Commissioner:Thomas R.. Hena-:
- hen of the state bureau of mines’ get’ to-
wether..in the. iatter’s: office. this ‘after-,
Koon, and: talk: the. matter, over. =A:
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+ pearance at It; :,D ‘olmes ig on:his:way,

. to Alaska, ‘where he: will investigate.

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Mr. Thomas A. Edison
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Dear Siris

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status of mining in this state.

At the Colorado School of Mines we are erecting an ex-
perimental plant to do what we can in solving this problem.
I enclose a description of our plant and a floor plan.

We shall of course be glad of any suggestions

you may feel inclined to make.

Cordially yours, ; .
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COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
MAGAZINE

‘The New Ore Dressing and Metallurgical Experimental

Plant of The Colorado School of Mines.”

BY F. W. TRAPHAGEN,

Professor of Metallurgy, Colorado School of Mines.

The need of working Inboratorics in
metallurgy and ore dressing for schools of
mines fs generally conceded. As to fust
what the scope of such laboratories shalt
he, however, the agreement fs not unani-
mous,

At some schools it is held that the small
laboratory, where the gram, ounce or pound
is the unit of weight to be operated upon,
Rerves the. entlre purpose of school instruc-
tlon, and that principles can be as fully
appreciated by well conducted small seale
operations as by those conducted upon a
working scale:

At other institutions the tendency ts in
the extremely opposite direction, and com.
mercial scale machines are belleved to be
the only ones that will serve the purpose,

It may, perhaps, be well to add here that
location has much to do with these views,
the former opinions generally belng held
where the Inboratory is distant from’ the
ore supply, while the latter is held by the
instructors who are able ensily to obtain
desirable ore in carlond lots.

At one well known school the scale for
working operntions is 2 matter of depart.
mental opinion only; one department oper-
ating on a small laboratory seale, while the
other operates on oa much larger scale,
using many commercial) size machines, and
adopting that size even though remote from
a source of ore supply.

In general, it may be said that ore dress-
ing operations are far more flexible than
metallurgical, and make possible a commer-

cial seale treatment under conditions ap. .

proachable in mining schools, This is

‘largely because of the fact that In ore dress-

Ing It is possible to work on short shifts
because the vartots machines soon reach
conditions of normal running and quickly

*From the Western Chemist and Metal-
lurgist, October, 1909, with alterations in
the plans since that time.

respond to variations of adjustment, and
further, the material‘ undergoing concentra-
tion does not lose its identity, and, except
for reduction in size, may be restored to
its inftin) condition by careful mixing, when
it Is ready for another eyele,

On the other hand, the commercial unit
of most metallurgical devices is so’ Inrge,
their capacity so great, and the time re-
aured to reach a normal condition of opera-
tion 82 long, that aside from other objec:
tlons, a commercial size machine [s almost
prohibited. These objections apply espe.
cially to furnace operations, but in many
other metallurgical operations they are im-
portant factors, At the sume time, as
shown by successful operation In several
schools, much valuable. experlence can .be
gained by the running of relatively small
furnace units. At the Colorado School of
Mines, a few years ago, in connection with
thetr thesis work, a small group of senlors
made a number of successful matte runs in
an eight-inch blast furnace, galning expe-
rience and confidence of great value to
them, P

Small scale laboratory operations are in-
valuable and cannot be dispensed with, but
wherever pogstble it seems highly desir.
able, also to operate on the larger scale.

When the present administration of the
Colorado School of Mines took hold of af-
fairs seven years ago the equipment for
ore dressing and metallurgical work was
extremely meagre, and it became necessary
to take steps~to Improve this condition.
Carefully organized inspection trips were
instituted, and the especially favorable loca-
tion of the school with reference to success-
ful operating plants, was made use of to
the fullest extent possible. The small scale
apparatus was added to, and a course of
ore. dressing and metallurgical experlmen-
tation mapped out,

This was good as far as It went, but stll!
there was something lacking. This want

fission prea

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was partlally supplied by the use of a com
mercial ore-testing plant which was leased
for n certain perlod during the spring of
two different years, Ore was treated in
carload lots, with the Sentor class in charge
of the plant, In Inter years, mills and mines
{n mining sections were leased, and all
operations called for, including repairs, were
conducted by the students.

These éxperlences served to impress us
with the absolute necessity of a plant of
our own, for no commercial plant can fully
meet the needs of a class of students.

In designing our school plant we had
several purposes in mind which it must
serve, It was to permit:

1. A study of tho principles on which
ore dressing and metallurgical operations
are based. This will be accomplished
mainly by small scale apparatus.

2, <A study of machines; the construc-
tion of machines of various types, with tho
important parts, and methods of adjust-
ment, .

3. A study of the operation of individual
machines; the conditions of proper feed,
water ratio, capacity, effects of adjustment,
and horse power required,

4, A study of operations; especially with
reference to variatien of conditions and ar-
rangement. This Involves preliminary test-
ing with smal! scale apparatus.

5. For a study of the problems Involved
in the various theses required of Senior stu-
dents before graduation, and to afford a
means for the study of proposed lines of
ore treatment cn both small and large
senles,

6. A thorough Investigation of methods
for the treatment of ores by skilled engl-
neers, who are to he allowed the use of
the plant under conditions to be determined
later, and who would thus have provided
them the very best equipment available,
and at the same time be able to carry out
their own {ideas in experimentation with-
out interferences of any sort. It is ex-
pected that our students will profit by ob-
servation of the methods employed by these
men,

3. Finally, and most important of all, is
the opportunity for research work that will
be possible with an equipment as complete
as that here provided.

As earlier stated, the necessity for a
suitable plant was recognized long ago, and
during a considerable period the various
essentials which such a plant should pos-
sess had been receiving careful attention.
When it was decided to ask the Colorado
legislature for an appropriation to build and
equip our plant, it was thought best to out-
line in a few words the scope of work re-
quired and the general plan of operation.
After the appropriation had been made, the
metallurgical department, embracing the
subjects of assaying, ore dressing, and met-
allurgy, got out'a series of what might be
called “general specifications,” in which the

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particular points necessary in such a plant
were mentioned, and most of the more Im-
portant operations and machines were spec-
{fled. These specifications were generally
distributed with requests for suggestions,
and several very important ideas were
gicaned as a result.

Matters were then in excellent shape ta
begin actual planning, and the Board of
Trustees appointed Frank E, Shepard of
the Denver Engineering Works Company
as consulting engineer, The preliminary
plans were the result of the work of Mr.
Shepard, assisted by P. D. Grommon of
the class of 1907 of the Colorado School
of Mines, together with frequent confer-
ences with the metallurgical department of
the school, These plans are not final, for
hefore the equipment is placed it is ex-
pected that criticisms called for in the gen-
eral distribution of the reduced. plans will
cause alterations in many particulars.
What we want is a building and equipment
that will, as completely as possible, meet
the needs of a school sttch as ours, and also
permit investigations that shall be of the
greatest value to our commonweajth and to
the mining fraternity at large.

Detailed Description of Plant.*

Reference to the floor plan will show that
the mill is composed of several sections or
units, each completely equipped for Its own
type of work, and all housed in one com-
mon building where any unit can readily be
reached from any other unit.. With the ex-
ception of the dry concentrating, amelting

* and cyanide units, the mill is designed to

have an approximate capacity of 60 tons per
24-hour day. The three units mentioned are
of such a nature that small lots, say 6 tons
maximum, are as large as it will be destr-
able to run in them.

The ore will be brought to the mili, either
over a spur to be run from the rallroad
tracks, as Indicated In the plans, or by an
nerial tramway from an unloading station
on the main line of the Colorado & South-
ern Railway. In elther ease It will be han-
dled so that it can be dumped into any one
of the 12 storage bins. These bins are of
steel, 25 tons capacity, with hopper bottoms
and swinging draw-off gates. They will be
used variously for recelving ore, storage of
lots after preliminary crushing and sam-
pling, and for the storage of lime and fuel
for the smelting unit. :

Crushing Unit.

The ore is drawn from the bin into a 16
or 20 cubic foot ore car, trammed over the
scales, where it can be weighed if desired,
to the platform elevator, -elevated and

crusher below, The undersize from the

*Descriptive part by Mr. P. D. Grommon,
Colorado School of Mines, 1907.

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grizzly and the crushed product ean be de-
livered into separate cars in order to de-
termine the percentage of raw or run-of-
mine ore that needs no crushing. There 1s
room at this point for four cars, so that if
both crushers are running all products can
be kept separate; or, if destred, all can be
laundered to one or two cars, The crushed
ore is trammed out, weighed as above indi-
eated, and clevated either back to another
bin, or farther up Into the traveling bin of
the sampling unit.

The machines of this unit are two 3’ by 8’
taper bar grizzlies, one standard 7” by 10”
Blake crusher and a No. 2 Gates gyratory
crusher or its equivalent. Space has been
left for the addition of a third grizzly and
crusher, as well as ample floor space for
working and making adjustments.

Sampling Unit.

In this unit there Is a wide range of pos-
sibilities as to flow of are, so that each ma-
chine enn be tried out against the others
under identical conditions, The ore is re-
ceived in a hopner-bottom traveling stecl
hin of 5 tons capacity, moved by a motor,
so that It may be discharged by a plunger
feeder into any one of the three sampling
machines, viz. a Vezin, Brunton or Snyder.

The reject from the samplers passes to
an ore car and the sample is ground in a
set of 12” by 20” rigid rolls with feeder at-
tached, If this sample is small enough, the
subsequent cutting down and grinding can
then be done by hand; but if too large, the
sample can be elevated In a 6” by 4” belt and
bucket elevator directly into the hopper of
one of the other samplers, and the sample
there obtained further reground In a_Samp-
son crusher, laboratory crusher or sampler
grinder, and finally cut down by Jones rif-
fles or similar devices, In this way a sam-
ple of any desired size can be obtained,
regardless of whether the Jot be so large
as to require two or more cuttings, or 50
small that one cutting will suffice, The
traveling bin can deliver to any sampler;
any sampler to the rolls; the rolls to the
elevator, and the elevator to any sampler
again, so that with the exception of the
final splitting and grinding of the sample,
the entire operation may he made auto-
matic. When the sample is small and it is
desirable to omit the use of the belt and
bucket elevator, the rolls are high enough
to discharge Into an ore car which can then
be elevated and dumped into the hopper
of a sampler. The total reject, or the
entire lot minus the sample, can now be
returned to the original bin, thence to be
drawn off as desired, or it can bo sent
direct to one of the four bins below.

Stamp Mill Unit,
This unit contains a- standard 850-pound

j-stamp battery, and a battery of two Nis-
sen single stamps. Each battery has its

own steel bin and feeder, and jn front of
both runs a track on which the plates are
mounted so that they may be used inter-
changeably with either battery. A Plerce
amalgamator and a mercury or amalgam
trap. form the rest of the equipment of this
unit,

It is intended to have the two Nissen
stamps of widely dlfferent types, and to
have the 6-stamp battery of modern con-
struction, and so built that various condi-
tlons can be tried, such as height of drop,
discharge, etc.

The tailings from the plates or amalga-
mator will be Jaundered to a small sump In
the floor which feeds a centrifugal pump
delivering to the classifier system. The
Intter will be described under the concen-
trating unit. :

Roll Crushing Unit.

There are so many possibilities for
changing the flow of ore through this unit
that only a description of the general
seheme and a few possible arrangements
will be deserlbed. The previously crushed
and sampled ore Is delivered into the 15-ton
ore bin, whence it is fed automatically by
a plunger feeder to a 10” belt and bucket
elevator and delivered to the first of a train
of three 36” by 6’ revolving screens. Over-
size from No. 1 screen or trommel is sent
back to a set of 14” by 27” spring rolls which
discharge into the same elevator, Under-
size goes to No. 2 trommel and its under
size to No. 3 trommel. Oversize from No.
2 trommel can be sent to either a 3” 6-com-
partment Richards pulsator jig, or a single
4-compartment all-fron Harz jig; or it may
be reground {n any one of the various re-
grinding devices to be mentioned later.
Oversize from No. 3 trommel will go to the
jlg not fed by No. 2, while the undersize
from No, 3 will go to the classifier system.

Two Impact screens in tandem will be
installed as shown, and used jnterchange-
ably, or in parallel with No. 2 and No, 3
trommels. The former will be equipped for
elther wet or dry work, and both they and
the three trommels will be provided with
extra screens on frames, so that the mesh
of any, screen can be ‘changed with very
little trouble.

Jig middlings or tallings, or both, from
either or both jigs can be reground in any
one of the following devices:

1. A set of 14” by 27” rigid rolls so located

as to discharge. into either the 10” elevator ‘

or the centrifugal pump sump.

2, A 3%4’ Huntington mill discharging as
above,

3. A 3%’ Chillan mill discharging as
above,

4. A set of 5%x8" Triplex rolls.

5. A small ball mill. :

The last two will probably discharge to
the sump. ©

From the general arrangement of this
unit It will be seen that:

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1. Trommels and Impact sereens can
be used interchangeably.

®, Either jlg may he used as the fine.
and the other as the coarse jig.

3. Coarse jig middings oy tailings, or
both, can be reground In any one of three
machines, and sent back through the screen
system to be caught on the fine jig.

4. Fine jig products to be retreated can
he reground in any one of five machines,
and the product pumped divectly to the
classifier system,

In short, any two machines of similar
character can be used in parallel under ex-
actly the same conditions, or in series, thus
giving ample opportunity to compare the
advantages of the varlous machines on lite
ferent clagses of work.

Classifier System and Concentrating Unit.

At the hend of the classifier system {s
a cone thickening tavk, 48” In diameter, of
the bottom-draw-off, rim-overflow type. As
stated before, this tank Is fed cither di-
rectly with the undersize from the Inst
sereen, or by a centrifugal pump from the
small sump. An exception to thls proced-
ure may be made by omitting the thicken-
ing, and sending tho feed from the sereen
to a compartment spitzkasten whose prod-
ucts go directly to the tables. When the
thickening tani is used, the thickened palp
is fed to a 3” Gcompartment Richards pul-
sator classifier, a train of two Callow trav:
cling belt screens or two King revolving
screens. In any case either of the products
can be Inundered to any table desired. The
overflow from the thickening tank will go
to an 8’ tank, the overflow from which will
probably be clear enough to discard, and
the thickened pulp can bo sent to the slime
tables.

Nine concentrating tables and slimers are
shown in the plan, with room provided for
several others. The proposed equipment
consists of two Wilfley tables, two Card
tables, one each of the Overstrom, Deister
No. 2, and Deister No, 3 tables, a Johnston
or Frue vanner, and an Akins & Evans
sllmer or some other canvas table.*

A 10” by 54” Frenier splral sand pump will
handle any table product for regrinding,
pumping it back to any one of the regrind-
ing devices mentioned before, 80 that it may
be prepared for treatment on the slime
tables. The table tallings may be sent
either to the dump or to the cyanide unlt
for further treatment. The table concen-
trates are shoveled from the boxes directly
into cars and trammed-to a steam drying
plate from which they can be transferred
to another car and taken to any point de-
sired,

Dry Concentration Unit.

In this unit will be installed various ma-
chines for dry concentration. It is ar-
ranged so that the bin can discharge di-
rectly into the feed hopper of a cylinder
which can be used either for drying or for

giving a magnetizing roast. This is fol-
lowed by a cooling cylinder. A fine grind-
Ing device of some sort wlll be installed
here, as well as a set of Columbian vibrat-
ing sereens for dry work, ‘The sereened
products can then he treated In any one of
the machines, belng fed by hand If the lot
Is small, or handled by the overhend track,
If large.

The equipment as shown in the plan {-
cludes magnetle separators of the Wether-
{ll and Dings type, a Blake-Morscher elec.
trostatie separator, a Sutton, Steele &
Steele dry concentrator and a Behrend dry
concentrator, All of these machines are
of the small, or laboratory size,

The room’ containing the dry concentra-
tlon unit probably will be separated from
the rest of the mill by a partition con-
structed for the most part of glass.

Cyanide Unit.

Since commercial cyanide tests can be
made satisfactorily an a scale smaller than
would be suitable for other tests, the equip-
ment of this unit is designed to handle a
charge of about § tons, It will be apparent
that 2 50-ton capacity cyanide unit would
occupy needless space.

The grinding equipment of this unit will
be a 4’ Hardinge conical tube mill, and a
4? by 10° cylindrical, belt-driven the mill,
hoth for grinding the sara to slime if such
treatment is desired, A centrifugal pump
is provided to take the original feed or the
tube mill discharge, according to the plan
of treatment, delivering the same to either
a‘Dorr classifier or a Richards sand-sline
classifier. Both of the Jatter machines are
of laboratory size.

Slime may be treated in a 6’ by 5’ conlcal-
bottom agitating and thickening tank with
a rim overflow, or In a 3%! by 10’ Pachnea
tank. The thickened product can then be
treated in elther a‘ Moore or Butters vac-
uum filter, or in a Burt pressure filter, The
three latter machines are small sizes.

The sand may be returned to one of the
tube mills if a straight slime treatment fs
desired, or may be treated In a fiiter-hot-
tom, sand-leaching tank.

Two solution tanks, 6’ by 6’, one for barren
or dilute solution and the other for gold
solution, are set at such a height as to dis-
charge by gravity.

For precipltation of the gold from preg:
nant solution, zinc shavings may be used
in a G-compartment zinc box mounted al-
rectly over the sump tank, or ailne dust
precipitation may be used followed by filter
pressing. It Is further planned to provide
means for electrolytic preeipitation.

All tailings from this unit will be sluiced
out through a large cement-lined launder to
be located under the floor. :

‘A small barrel for chlorination work also
will be installed In this unit, and space has
been provided for additional leaching de-

- vices,

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Smelting Unit.

As previously stated, a number of bins
at the head of the mill will be reserved for
the storage of fuel and fluxes, The unit
is divided Into two sub-units or sections,
viz,, the roasting section and the smelting
section proper.

In the roasting sectlon are a hand rever-
beratory furnace and an English cupellation
furnace. The hand reverberatory will have
a hearth area of about 4’ by 9 with rabhling

doors at ench side, The cupellation fur-

nace will be of the type used In the Massa-
chusetts Instltute of Technology. It can
be adapted to many uses by changing the
nature of the hearth, and will be used for
high roasts, cupelling, and making blister
eopper. Both of these furnaces can be
charged from cars on an upper level and
discharged into others on the ground floor.

The equipment of the smelting section
proper has not been decided upon definitely,
but [t will consist of small furnaces and
ronasters of varlous types. The blast fur-
nace will be rectangular, of 18” by 36” cross-
section, and water-jacketed In sectlons to
permit of casy dismantling. A track will
he placed wniderneath the furnace, and it
will be so arranged that the crucible used
in lead smelting can be changed for the
hearth used in copper smelting by running
the one ont and the other Into place. This
idea will be carried out as far as possible,
with a view to making the one furnace
serve for cither lead or copper work.

A blower for compressed air, and the
necessary forehearth, matte and slag pots,
and other accessories will be ineluded in
the equipment of this unit.

Laboratory Unit.

This.unit, located in the corner of the
building nearest the present school build-
ings, and adjoining the sampling unit, will
be equipped with desks for chemical work,
assay furnaces, balances, etc. The clean-up
room for the batteries and cyanide unit also
will be in this section, and will include
amalgamating pay, clean-up pan and a re
tort and bulllon melting furnace.

The room marked Reve Metals Labora-
tory in the floor plans will be used, as im-
plled by its name, for experimental work
on miscellaneous and rare metals.

Experimental Machines,

The small sized, or experimental ma-
chines will be located in elther the present
ore«lressing laboratories in Stratton Hall
of Metallurgy, or moved into the room ad-

joining the cyanide unit, marked in the plan
“Experlmental Machines." These machines
may be used for preliminary tests prior to
the regular mill tests,

General Considerations,

Ample space has heen provided in the!

mill to include newly Installed machines In
any flow-sheet, Besides the water piping
necessary for the operation of individual
machines, valves and nipples will be pro-
vided at conventent places for flushing and

- cleaning, and all floors are designed with

drains and sufilcient slope to take care of
the water, Air will be on tap for cleaning
up machines operating on dry ore. A heat-
ing plant of ample size will be installed as
shown In the plan. The mill will have
ample natural Hight and ventilation, but
electric Hghts will be distributed at con-
venient places so that there will be perfect
ight at all times, Inasmuch as in a mill
of this kind a considerable portion of the
plan will be idle at various times, all laun-
ders, tanks and frames supporting machin-
ery doing wet work will be constructed of
steel, as wood would either rot or warp
badly. The water supply will he from wells
sunk near the bed of Clear Creek, whence
it can be elevated to tanks commanding the
entire plant. Settling ponds and sump tanks
can be provided below the mill, for the set-
tling of tailings and recovery of water.

Electrical power {is supplied from the cen-
tral power plant of the school. Special care
has been exercised to make sampling ac-
curate and absolutely free from the possi-
billty of self-salting. Independent motors
wHI be used freely and welghing and meas-
uring apparatus provided generously tn or-
der to determine power and water consump-
tion and actual capacities of the various
machines in use. Comparison of machines
will be possible under ‘identical conditions,
and all possible vartations of practice, logi-
eal and illogical, will be made possible by
the scheme of installatlon, the keynote of
which is “flexibility.”

When we finally have adopted our plans,
and have erected and equipped our build-
ings, we feel that the Colorade School of
Mines will be In a position to render to the
mining industry such services as shall place
her name high on the roll of honor,

After considerable delay machinery and
structural steel are rapldly belng delivered
at the site, where foundations and sumps
are already completed, but without doubt
the building will be enclosed and under roof
before winter and much of the installation
will be in place by early spring,

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ecy. Buta few years ago, an even grosser scoundrel posed as a religious leader in Denver. He
was sent to Canon City for a peculiarly contemptible crimgevf which he wads ‘proven guilty by the

most incontestable evidence, Yet.today,,there are peypéns in this city who believe that convicted
swindler the chosen mouthpiece of God. “Natura heology is not a progressive science,” wrote
Macaulay. The records of many a criminal court fn this country could be cited to prove that Macau-

lay was. right. ; ec
THE WILEY EPISODE

'T MAY or may not be good policy to “permi;
Wiley to resign for the good of the s
The “permission” jumps too neatly th the

desires of dope dispensers to get the en usiastic
approval of the public. However that mgbe, The

News considers it the rankest nonsense angfnjus-

* tice to charge President Taft with any hy tility to
the pure food law, or. with any desire t#.make the
marketing of adulterated near-foods
safer process, The facts are quite the opppsite.

‘When the supreme court showed that the pur: food

law, like most’ iiportarit-laws passed at a rtain

strenuous period of our history, was full of nsti-
tutional loopholes, it was President Taft who sent

a special request to congress for amendments that

would stop the gap; and shut out the pr vileged

‘ poisons. It seems to us that this action s uld re-
lieve the president from the need of provi his ad-
hherence to the gospel of pure foods. ‘

Wiley’s case is a totally different matter. Like
so many other officials trained in the late adminis-
«tration, Wiley got in the way of considering him-
self entitled to do what he pleased, no matter what
the law might be on the subject:’ Acting on this
“steward of the public welfare” theory, Dr. Wiley
made an illegal contract for the services of the drug
expert; Dr. H. H. Rusby. Doubtless many illegal
contracts have been made with worse motives, and
never come to light. But the Rusby contract did
" come to light, and Attorney General Wickersham
recommends that the scalp of Dr. Wiley-be gently
5 removed, and allowed to dangle froma tall pole, for
“the encouragement of others.

This constant overstepping of authority on the
part of public servants is a practice that must be
checked, no matter whose head falls into the basket.
But on: questions-the need of discharging Dr. Wiley
for..this offense. He is unquestionably qn active,
-and generally speaking, a capatle official; and he
has learried the difficult-duties of his place. If he
is ready to give his word to be more careful of legal

. rights in.the future, one would think he might be
’ pardoned with no damage to the-service. The spec-

tacle of Wickersham’s extreme tenderness about the : : : ¢
oy lay bo: is calculated to raise a.gentle smile. But]. The American school teacher is congregating at

‘the chief interest of The News is to get the matter San Francisco these days. No earthquakes till the
stated in the proper light. . When that is done, the} convention is over, please. . cON
public will know where to place the brickbats. oe :

CHEAP ORE TREATMENT |
. W JE ARE very glad to have Thomas A. Edison
try to reduce the treatment cost of Colo-
rado’s low grade ores. In work of that sort,
Edison is as wonderful as the ancient wizards pre-
tended to be. A practical method for getting a few
cents more per ton, net yield, would ‘put many a
now idle mine in operation, and send many a now
worthless dump to the mill. But after all, Colo-
rado, not Edison, has the chief work.to do in this
matter. * . .
The basic need in the development of electro-
metallurgy is cheap electricity. At Idaho Springs,
where cheap electricity is a fact, an increase in sav-
ings of 15 per cent was secured at a cost of about
4 cents per ton. In Sweden, where electricity is
cheap, other wonders of equal measure are worked
on other ores, Near Niagara Falls, where elec-
tricity is cheap, the rare metals are separated from
their ores, and made ready for market. The whole
thing depends on cheap current. And in Colorado,
with the greatest advantages on earth for develop-
ing cheap current, the price of electricity. is still
prohibitive of experimentation in the line most
needed. “
We can have “National Forests,” where every-
thing from the annual flowers to the rocks are
“conserved” for future generations, We can have
trusts, Which capitalize franchises at tens of mil-
lions of dollars, and make the people pay dividends
on this fictitious investment. But if we decide to
have and to hold these beneficent things, we can’t
hhave the cheap current which will get the most
value out of our mines. It is up to us to make a
choice; and, considering the present situation, one

would think it about time we made jit.

———$——___——

Senator La Follette says that so far as our na-
tional life is concerned, the forest supplies of Canada
will be no more to us than a crust toa hungry man.
But if La Follette has ever‘been good and hungry,
he knows that a crust is sometimes well worth
having.

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My dear Mr. Edison, 4d fy

Received your telegram sent to Detroit, and

with you thoroughly -
here is a problem today in the world that

Ido not think
as the one we are contemplat ing-

offers such profit possibilities
put the world at large, for

y appliable to Colorado,
on of every leaa,

It is not onl
n-tenths of the mine producti

it will affect save
e@ and sulphide section.
phat I may aid you properly,

Zin
you will have to wade through

ctical experience in mines,

the details of my thirty-four years of pra
during 011 of which I have peleived that cheap,

liy solve the treatment of
and the results

mills and sme 1t ers ,-
jow grade

ary concentration would eventua
ores, Your rolls are the key to the whole problem,
wit of the large part

of your experience at Eason is the principal
in the belief that this system of dry con-

and I sm
We have got to find the actual

of the problem,

centration will work out successfully.
gravity of each metal, and by the aid of the blowers, extract each
element without the influence of fire or of chemical action, until

after the concentration has been perfected.

hope from smelting. By throwing.

We have very Little to
of ore into @ furnace

ousand tons of all classes
py a costly system of m

ercentage of ell values.

in one hundred th

we eliminate the silica,
The re-

and the slag carries & ceetain Pp
60 the opportunity of separ-

sulting mass of metal is fused together,

ixing iron end line, :

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ating by gravity is lost, because all of the metal is in one mass,

fused together, and that mass has no specific gravity itself. There-

ford, in my opinion, we have got to make the sepafation of these vari
ous metals, while each metal retains its specific gravity through be-
ing in o raw state. Therefore, the only way to have each metal re-
tain its gravity is to dry concentrate and eliminate each metal after
the process of the elimination of the silica has taken place. In
smelting,the iron runs into the slag, the zine is burnt out, and both
values are lost to commercislism. By the system that I have been
working on, we save whatever commercial values are in the two, and.
instead of refining out the lead and the copper from the fused mass
of the bullion resulting from # smelter, we can, in a large measure,
hove each metal separéted.
I am enclosing you a clipping from a Western paper, show-
ing you the costliness of the smelting system on certain classes of
ore, and all of this we can eliminate, through keeping the metal in
its own specific gravity through dry concentration. My experience

and experiments lead me to believe that the quartz breaks away from

_ the mineral at about fifty mesh fineness, unless the precious metal

ig made a part of the silica itself, whibh is indeed rare in Colo- |

rado. Thus, we are faced with the problem of a proper fineness to
grind these ores, that the silica may be eliminated by blowing, and
leave the residue metal in one mass for future separation, and after
we get the metal, by concentration, into one mass, we can re-grind

that metal, if it is necessary, end find the specific gravity of each

separate mineral. I am further convinced that u vertain percentage

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of gold and silver is washed away by water, so that none of this )

silica or metal should be touched by water until the diy, sions are
made. We must invent 4 system that will treat all ores, and that
is why I have taken so much trouble to accumulate varieus grades of
ore that you might have ample for mixing, and to make @ whole or
general average. ,

While my experience has not been as extended in chemistry
as your own, I have had a very wide experience with ore extraction
and a study of raw ores, and the deductions are &s follows:

If we take one hundred thousand tons of the average ore
of the State of Colorado, or Mexico, we will find that ten per cent
of the whole is highly salicious, and that the values lie in the
quartz rather than the metal, although, in these ores there may be
from three to five per cent of the metal: 10 per cent of all the
ore will curry 1/8 of the metallic contents. This is commonly called
average ary ore. 10 per cent will carry 1/10 metaliic contents, in
the form of tellurides, sylvanite and glance. 20 per cent of the
whole will carry 15 per cent of the metal in the form of iron, lead,
gine und copper pyrites. 50 per cent of the balance of total will
carry 1/4 of the iron sulphide, with a tracing of zinc, and about
1 per cent of the copper sulphides.

This is about wie avensea of whut you will encounter if we
get all the ores together and dump them into a hopper without any
sorting or division, and-it is safe to say that 1 f this entire one
hundred thousand tons is ary concentrated, you will have about eighty

thousand tons of silica and twenty thousand tons of the mixed metal.

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Getting down to the question of the values contuined in the
gsiliea, will say that not over 10 per cent of ull the silica in the
State of Colorado, outside of the 10 per cent of the straight salicicus
orcs, will carry @ value of $1.00 per ton in gold and silver. Gener-
ally, the values in that State, and it is appliable to other etates,
are curried by the metals. If, however, the silica runs $1.50 a ton, i
it being already washed to the desired fineness for cyaniding, this
silica product can be made commercial, for the reason that the cost
of the chemical for the treatment for this class of ore will not ex-
ceed 40 cents a ton. ‘When the handling and agitation not over £0 cents
» ton more; and the saving should be at least 90 per cent, for the
primary cost, which is the washing, has already been eliminated, and
this silica is-free from the rebellious agents that act detrimental
on cyanide, or perhaps some acid solution could be used in centrifical
tanks, so that the value that is contained in the silica, or rather
tailings under the dry concentration system, need not be lost.

Thus, my Opinion is that this problem meens the separation
py air of the metallic contents from the quartz. After these metals
are placed by themselves, we will have a mixture of leud, iron, zinc,
copper, gold, silver and tungsten, at times. In these metals there
will, of course, be other chemicals, such as antimony, but we have

the metal by itself, and not having been fused together by fire, each

metal will retain its specific gravity. This metal can then, either
be erushed to uniform fineness, satisfactory to us, and the follow-

ing system of separation take place, For the purpose of eliminating

the copper pyrites, we would heat the. whole mass to 750 degrees, thus

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making the copper magnetic. this is no new theory to yok,- you solved
this in 1892. After extracting the copper, you make magnetio the iron
py 1000 degrees, and when you have extracted the copper and the iron
from the average product of the State of Colorado, you have extrected
gO per cent of the whole. Now, that leaves for separation the lead
and gino, which, in the two, may carry the gold and silver and anti-
mony. I am suggesting that inst ead of a chemical solution of separ-
ation, that we find the specific gruvity of each one of these metals,
and by.erushing to a uniform fineness, gruvity concentrate, und thus
separete the lead and zinc.

How comes the question of the obtuining of the gold, silver
and copper from these products. first, if there has been sufficient
copper pyrites made magnetic, it is a simple problem to either leech
or smelt it.. As to the iron thst has been made magnetic, and which
containe gold and silver, we can either eliminate the sulphur by

roosting, which cun be done at a cost of 16 cents a ton, through the

Wedge furnace, or a furnace of your own design, and after re-grinding

submit this product to the cyanide system, after water leeching for
such copper as it nay contuin. If a strong acid is to be used, we
can use the centrifical tenks to save the acid. ‘the separation of
the lesd and zine oeing accomplished by gravity, those are two prob-
lems that can be worked out liter, as the Smelter will handle both
the lead, zine and antimony, as the weight of this tonnage from one
bundred thousand tons of the raw tonnage will be very light.

Now, Mr. Edison, I do not claim to have within one thousanth
part of the ability that you have yourself, but I have done that which
you in your active life have not had the opportunity to do, and that

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is to study these ores in Nature underground, and in many camps, and

I am firmly of the belief that you will have inaugurated we concentra-

tion system that will eéliminate these metals for less than 50 cents |

a ton, and ary concentration is, in my opinion, the true solution of . |

the problem that is facing the world of mettalurgy, and a& we are ;

poth interested in the conmercial side of the problem, for our rela-

tions, we can the improvement, so essential to the world's

progress, that more metals may be. produced, the confronting problem

is one of the highest importance. as far as you ar: concemnad, I

beleive that you have simply to centre your ideas on the queetion of

the concentration and metal separation, and you have done so much ;

that your labors may not be heavy. Everything that you have invented,-

your rolls, your pelt conveyer, dryers, pulverizers, and blower system,

oil cups, mugnetic separators, and other things of a like nuture, can

pe oll worked in this problem, and I am just as confident that we can |

solve the problem of the gravity concentration, through the blower

system, that I am of our, existence. °.
I will do my part, and give your every class of ore, because

I believe that all of the ores should be crushed to a certsin fineness,

and that the separation by blower concentration should take place after

thet fineness has been obtained, because if we crush course, I have

noticed that a good deal of the silica clings to the sulphide, end our

effort is to eliminate all of the worthless Silica.

I sincerely trust that your trip abroad will benefit you

greatly, and that through your vast experience and knowledge of Nature,
that through this system of a cheaper treatment of ore, that you will

add to the world a Lasting improvement, through giving to the world

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With kind regards, I am, ss ever,

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lbs in all; this coming trom mines of & rebellious chsracter ont
cupadle 3f making a large tonnage. ak: come“ of tLig ore nay come
in with charges, I em euclosisg lerewith & check) +» gover the same.

1 um as confiuent thet we ure going to solve the problem of
gravity coucestration us lam of anything. I f:el this from the ex-
periments I huve made in my own inexperiencedmay.

If we succeed in elimizauting tne silica, it wiil oe the great-
est step taken in metsllurgy in meny years for it will do away with
fully seventy-five per cent of the necer city of smelting and make
comnercialy hundreds of millions of tons »f ore thet are lying today
in the old camps, thet huvs been apandoned as producers of bigh grade ore.

With your mind so full of other tuings, I dont think you realize

Sa pH re ree

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Thos. a. Edison, Cet. 16, 1911. age 2.

- the commercial ixportance of whut we sre unuertusxing. Its suececs

s :ore to you than you ever made out of an invention in your

if I have my way snd we can accomplish anything like a clean
there will ve more profit won, &S your part, than you
ever obtained from the electric light.
LI believe in reaping profits, after & man has all ths feme
he recuires. I dont: believe in & royalty per grose ton; if we solve

this problem end make commercial a graue of ore that is worthless today,

I want for you and myself, for tle firet five years, at least one-third

of the new profit; and under the system thet I have in view, I believe

we can get it.
I believe we should sturt the building of u iittle three to

five ton plant at the laboratory, at once, for then the exper iment s
cun be carried on, on a scale that will anuble us to see it work on
commercial bodies. I dont mind the expense, the tring is big enougk
to teke a risk of several thousand dollars in constructing the preli:-
inary experimental plant; e:.d the sooner you give your instructions to
go ahead with it, the sooner I want to undertake it, for then we will
be able to lmow what we cen do in re&sonuble volume and overcome the
criticism of those who always talk about the ineffectiveness of labor- |
atory tests. , | !
The Coeur d'alene country is capable of making a production of |
over five thousand tons a day and on their lead and zine ores, they are
losing more than will make us s great fortune. If we succeéd in this, |

before it is Imown to the world, we wabt to act and get this ore tied

Thos. 4. Edison. Oct, 16, 1911, Zuge 3.

up, becuuse unless: you are able to get some ne: putents, ve sre

going to have the usual horde of infringers and improvements sharks.

With kind regards, I an,

UNITED STATES REDUCTION AND REFINING CoMPANY.
GENERAL OFFICE. Ay

J.D. HAWKINS, COLORADO SPRINGS,COLORADO. oe

PRESIDENTE GENL MANAGER.
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SPENCER PENROSE,

SCCALTARY-TREASURER, PAs was

October 18th. 1911 B

ue Mr Henry B Clifford,
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(uo c/o Waldorf-Astoria, oaks
New York City NY"
My dear Mr Clifford:- ee yn
Se I have your letter of October 11th.
and your telegram of October 16th. and am glad that things

are looking better for you.

I will ship you the ore you request and will send it

direct to you C/O the Edison Co., Stewartsville, NJ

Very truly yours,

prensseb att Chrorax-nanazer

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Dear Sir:- -

Enclosed herewith I am sending Se ee
recelved by our President, Mr. Wm. B. Thompson, from
Henry B,. Olifford, and inasmuch as Mr, Ol1ifford is not
known to us personally or to be connected with you, wa
are referring this matter directly to you.

If Mr. clifford is your accredited agent and
you are desirous of our doing so, we will be glad to ship
you some of our ore as requested for experimental pur—

poses.
An early reply will oblige. !
Very truly yours,
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INSPIRATION OOPPER COMPANY
By
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THE WALDORF—ASTORIA

NEY YORK, Nov. 20, 191i.

Wi, B. Yhompson, Esq. ‘&
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: I notice this in the World. Would you kindly
ship by freight to Thos. A, Hdison, Orange, N. d. 200 58 pounds
of your average mine run ore. I enclose chesk to pay freight.

While we do not know what we can do with your ore,
yet we would like to try and 44 will not stop any buiiding

plans of your mine,

| We have a new force at work on low grade copper sul—

| phides and so far have done sone rewarkable things, and we feel

| we are going to in a large Measure change the system of concen— ,
| tration & inerease the saving.

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that would treat 20 tons per day.

The larger companies could not wel2 adopt our plans
: as their equivment is in place, but where a mine wants to buiid a
5000 plant & has not actualiy ptarted the work we would like to
take our chanee at the ore.
: dnmprove over any concentrating system to-day in use.
Thos. A. Edison,
Tag the ore Orange, N. J. Via DL. & WRR.

We may not do it but we think we can
Send to

Yours,

Waldorf-Astoria. HENRY B, OLIFFORD.

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The Inspiration Copper Caipany has decided to erect
a 5000—ton concentrator for the treatinent of its ore, and plans
are now being drawn up for the plant, The Gompany is capitalized
at $10,000,000. par valus $10. and Wiliiam 8, ihompson heads the

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Dear Mr. Edison:

Our results prove that taking the average mine

run of fitteen different classes of ore of rebellious nature,

that we can extract the metal by air from 83% of the entire

mss. The 17% of the whole that is yet to be separated is.

mixed fine concentrates and silica commonly called flue dust;

4093 of the entire remining 12% is metal - containing in fine

parts the same metals that were in the crude «

This 175 is the problem, though not serious, there

peing two ways to recover: |
ist - We can reblow through §o1fing cloth and make

effort to separate more of the metal. Then dump all the residue

tails in a new form of settling tanks adghisted so as to

sukphides from the mud forming when such fine parts are mixed

with water. We can devise some form of settler.

Yo Ott ifitine. Yours tz

2nd - We can roast the entire residve and lift out the
metal by magnets, throwing away the fine silica, the weight of
the mass being smll as compared with the whole, the cost will
be light.

My idea is to keep all float material from being
touched by water. On the concentrates where lead and zinc
is found, this product can be handled crude in a unit built
for that purpose, but as 90% of all the ore will carry iron and
copper sulphide alone. We can keep all concentrates to their size
and lift out the copper, then return the iron concentrates ‘for
smelting. If we cannot lift out the copper, then we can oxidize
the concentrates, and leach out the copper, afterwards sending the
iron residue to the cyanide vats or the smelter. .

We now need your experience on the separation of
the metal from the 17% of 110 and finer dust. Am more than ever
convinced that we are going to make a light machine that can
concentrate at a shaft mouth on limited tonnage, save freight
on crude ore and the loss of 30 to 40 percent that now follows
wet concentration, and on the Utah and Arizona Copper Ores, we

are going to make a market showing over their present loss of 35%.

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OFFICK OF THE BECRETARY,
253 BROAD STREET,
NEW YORK.

Nov. 24, 1913.

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Orange, ive ety
New Jersey.
Dear Sir;
Your favor regarding H. 8B. 01ifford

of Nov. 23,18 received and thank you for the

same.
Very Truly Yours,

Inspiration Copper Co.
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Enclosed is a further $500.00 which you can

HOTEL HENRY

place to my credit.for expense account. I will be ready to

Duila the practical unit any time you say so.
I have always believed we would be succeseful.

Especially do I want to show the “ceroakers" that you are mas—

ter of concentration and thet the solution is physical rather

than chemical.
Do not wish to intrude my views upon you, but

as there is no water of value in Arizona and places in Utah,

do you think we could devise a scheme for such localities,
where we could beat ou} the dust and then pass it before a
light air force and thus eliminate a percentage of the dust
and in the end wash the concentrates 30 as to get a clean
magnetic separation. This would refer to countries vhere

no water for washing could be found. It is simply @ thought

of my own. We could then overcome the water question and in

some places fuel is a serious question.

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If I wanted to use another man's ideas that 17% of
fine dust could be handled by classifiers or tablef#s with wet
concentration, but I want you to make a dry separation, that it
may be all Edison. Pardon my foolish ideas, but you know mine
is a practical experience and I know how pulp acts

As you know as we shake these Crurohed frrwe the metal
sinks to the bottom. How do you think a dry concentration table
would work to feed first four inches thick at the head?Shake
hard;then as the material works down to scrap off the heavy sili-
ca By a series of scraper's meveap we get all the concantrate in

Be a thing sheet 1, of an inch thick. We can thereby be constantly
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ALEXANDER C.LONG,
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Tho Union Trust Company is intYre ted in a’ yr €,3 ¥

trust capacity in a mining property of considerable oxtent, oe we
in Gilpin and Clear Creek Counties, Colorado, and we havog-” $4
recently been approached by ono Henry B, Clifford, w 3 ce

states that he has beon working in conjunction with

on a system of recovery of ores, and that he is about ke
establish mills in or near Idaho Springs, which will be
operated under a royalty agreement with yous and for whi
he desires to secure the ores from our property.

Will you be good enough to write mo, advising
if this is correct, and will you also be good enough to : '
give me such information as you may have regarding Mr. :
Clifford's standing and financial responsibility. I |
enclose herewith stamped envelope for reply and will bo |
greatly appreciative of your attention in the matter. ; !
Your reply will be treated as confidential and I ask that |
you be good enough to treat this inquiry in like mannor. ! |

Trensurer.

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Edison General File Series
4911. Motion Pictures (E-11-63)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
the technical and commercial development of motion pictures. Included are
items pertaining to copyright, distribution, royalties, color photography, talking
pictures, film pricing, and theatrical and home markets for motion pictures.
There are also letters regarding the use of motion pictures for educational
purposes, medical and astronomical research, and political campaigns. One
letter mentions a conversation between Edison and President Taft about the
use of motion pictures in the upcoming presidential election. A note by Edison
explains how and when the words kinetoscope, kinetograph, and
cinematograph were introduced into America and Europe. Two telegrams
refer to gunshot injuries sustained by motion picture pioneer William N. Selig.
A letter by William K. L. Dickson concerns his availability as a witness in

patent litigation.

Also included are an agreement with the S. S. McClure Co. relating to
motion picture rights for stories from McClure's Magazine; an agreement
regarding the production of lithographic posters to advertise motion pictures;
and a signed statement concerning the involvement of the Eastman Kodak
Co. inthe commercial development of Edison's Home Projecting Kinetoscope
and its ability to supply nonflammable film stock. Some of the documents
contain instructions by Edison or questions for his employees, including an
exchange with chief engineer Miller Reese Hutchison about the audio and
visual recording of ordnance tests for research purposes. Among the
correspondents for 1911 are Edison company employees Carl H. Wilson and
James W. Farrell; laboratory employees William W. Dinwiddie and Selden G.
Warner, who were hired in 1911 to make educational and scientific films; J.
Stuart Blackton of the Vitagraph Co.; author Robert Grau; and Charles R.
Miller of the New York Times.

Approximately 80 percent of the documents have been selected. The
following categories of documents have not been selected: unsolicited
correspondence requesting Edison's advice and assistance on technical and
charitable matters or asking for his assistance in improving and promoting
inventions; letters of transmittal with attached newspaper clippings; interoffice
memoranda that duplicate the information in selected documents; duplicates
and variants of selected documents.

awa,

——— EDISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY

in connection with metters relating to the ronting of moving eee

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Jan. 5y 1911.

Messrs. Williams, Brown & Rerl,
918 Chestnut St-,
Philadelphie, Pa.
Gentlemon:

I have had thé pleasure of meeting your Mr- Williams

pictures. I hand you herewith copy of Patent No.970,108
granted to Mr. A. N. Pierman for an improved plate-dryer. 1
Would you be interested in taking up 8 device of this kind?
I know very little about practical. photography, put lr. Pierman

has had a good deal of expericnce in the ert and tells me that
there ought to be a substential demand for a satisfactory
plate-dryer. We habe a model of the device here, which I will
be glad to send you if you ere in ony way interested. ir. :
Pierman is one of Mr. Edison's exporimenters, end in my opinion
is an intelligent and. practical man. I ao not Dpelieve he would
develop anything that did not possess commercial velue- Among .
other things, he was the originator of the Klaxon Horn for 3
automobiles.

I will be vory much obliged if you will look into

this motter and advise me whether you are in any way inter-

estod. Yours vory truly, - . : /

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RE. Lansing, Mieh., Jan. 1, '/0,

Mx. Thos. A. Edison, x! ws
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I hone the following will “be read anda considere y y
carefully by yourself.

The thousands of five and ten cent theaters ali over ie

the public with a light cheap fori of amusement. Their permane
is assured until a better form can be offered. Ever since the ad
of the motion pictures, managers all over the country have been

vying with each otnerin, Orie onnection with: the pictures, the mms

that would be received best by the public. Most of these eff OP a

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have been expended along the line of vaudeville performances i
is a rather costly addition to a picture-show. ay +

Bue

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My idea is this, to offer the following :— when the film

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are made have a receiving phonograph take down all the words and \ i
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sounds in connection with the actions of the players, noises of f
animals, ete. I would hava the receiving phonograph so connecl\eda fs
with the motion—picture machine that upon making the permanent / v

erecord and operating it in connection with the machine in dev gta f

that the actions and sounds will be produced simul taneously as in
actual life. By having the phonograph connected with a telephone |
receiver the sound could be carried by wire to each seat in the |
theatre where a small box on the back of the seat could receive the
wire and give forth the sound through tubes as in the old-fashioned
talking machines in which the listeners placed the ends of the

tubes in their ears. Or it occurs to me that thenmient be transmitted
throvgeh tubing instead of by ean’ OE the telephonic connections.

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Further explanation to you would only be a waste of your
valuable time but I beg to call your attention to the following.

With such an equipped theatre the best of plays could be
reproduced in all the small towns. Once a few theatres are equipped,
as I propose,all the motion picture theatres will have to follow
suit or go out of business. This would necessitate an outlay of c
considerable but the initial cost would soon be repaid if it wiz
take the place of vaudevitie of whieh the public apnears to be grow-—
ing tired. There would of course be the extra cost of making the
record but that would be a minor factor in comparison with the demand
such a combination ought to make.

. Musical comedies, standard plays, and even orchestras could >
bo reproduced in connection with.the pictures shown on the canvas.

Ghean actors are employed in producing films put with this
combination the public would be able to see and hear renowned persons i
with put little less distinctness than when attending a high class
theatre and at a much less cost. But even that I do not consider
would be the ,vaiue of this new device for just to be able to near the
words of the actors as we see them in the motion— pictures to-day
would add fifty per cent to the enjoyment of the patrons.

Mr. Edison, I have thought this over very carefully and
have attended the five cent theatres with this in inind and am fully |
econvineed that if practical it will revolutionize the cheap theatre— |
pusiness. It is for your opinion of its practicability for which |
I write.

I am a student in college, unadle to investigate furtner
for myself and also lacking the ‘capital to push such an investigation
put if my idea is original and valuable I know of no person more

capable of le«ting me know than yourself.

If valuables I would be pleased to part with it for a consider-
ation. If not, I will gladly compensate. you to the best of my ability
for your opinion to that effect.

Hoping you will be so kind as to express an opinion on the *
matter and thanking you in advance, I am

Yours very truly,

Vian C,.pabbl .

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I herewith take pleasure in eridlosing hth Lit cag Col pe vote
I promised to make for you of Mr. Bargmann and nis il the kei BS

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scared enough Would have sent this sooner but I hay pee Sas aces
busy as my partner is in Europe and the Vit a ny is,a large

Clee

Am mailing you under separate cover a sample of TH MOTION.

' family to look after singlo-nanded.

PICTURE STORY MAGAZINE duplicates of which are now on their way to every
licensad theatre manager in the United States and to several thousands
of other people whom the proposition may interest. I feel sure.that it
will be a great success.e Order and subscription blanks are being en-
closed with each magazine and in the course of a couple of weeks we
will know how large the March issue will bee I expect it to reach one
hundred thousande’ Am enclosing you a picture of the Vitagraph Company

just as packing to keep the sketch of Bergmann from getting bente!

With very best wishes, believe ma,
Yours pyjpruly,

to get typewritten those stories
good onedse

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ir. W. I. Brower,
Caxton Building,
Cloveland, 0.

Dear Sir:

I enclose herewith duplicate agreoments supplomenting the
original agrooment made on Hov. 1, 1909, both of which are signed
oy tir. Dyor as Vico President. Xindly sign both of theses copies,
‘filling in the date, and roturn one copy to us, rotaining the othor
Lor your om files.

I presumo you will lot us Imow when you will desire us
to begin furnishing you with short synopsis of our subjeots, to-
gothor with duplicate copies of photographs. ,

Yours very truly,

L \ Gonoral Manager.
Eno

P. S. You will noto these agreements aro made up somowhat
differently than the copies you left with me. This is because
Mir. Dyor proferred having them made up in this mamor.

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Dear Mr. Edison?- the Coe Cea fnce net — :

I am just in receipt of yours of the 23r

Mr, Thos. A. ‘Edison,

relation to color photography for moving pictures. I am glad

that you are not responsible for what was shown here by Herman
Dick, It was imperfect and the people handling it did not seem

to know just how to remedy its.defects. The official photographer
of the company examined it, and I suggested to Mr. Insull that he
get a report in detail.

I do not wish to be preseumptive in this matter
but T have several times seen the wonders that Mr. Ives has pro-
duced along these lines, and I wish, somehow, you had the benefit
of his experience in the field which has been particularly his
own, Treadwell Cleveland, 27 William St., N. Y. controls the
Ives patents, and I think fair terms could be made with him,

Very truly yours,

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Orange, N. J. Si ee
Attention Mr. C. H. Wilson, Gen. Mgr. -

Dear Sir:-

Yours of the 3rd received, enclosing dupli-
cate agreements supplementing the original agreement.
made on Nov. 1, 1909,- between your Company and myself,
received, and I have kept one copy and signed the other,
and return to you with thanks.

I think your agreement the way you have made
it up is an improvement on the one I submitted.

I will let you know when pounueate begin fur-

nishing the short synopsis, as I wish to get.the necro. 2. s-

—~rgesary skilléd' employes before I make the start, so
that I can be sure it will be gotten out in ample time
and in good shape.

Thanking you again, I am

Yours very truly,

A. B. C. CONPANY

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THIS AGREEMENT made and entered into this
Birth day of February, 1911, between the EDISON
MANUFACTURING COMPANY, a corporation organized end
existing under the laws of the Stete of New Jersey
and having an office at Orange, New Jersey, party
of the first part, and WV. N. BREWER, Caxton Building,
Cleveland, Ohio, party of the second part, WITNESSETH

THAT:

WHEREAS, the parties of the first and second
part have heretofore, to-wit: on the first day of !
Wovember, 1909, entered into an agreement concerning
the manufacture and sale of posters by the party of 8
the second part, said posters illustrating one of the ;
subjects of each reel of motion pictures regularly

released by the party of the first part, and

WHEREAS, the parties are desirous of supple-

menting the said agreement by further covenants and

. stipulations herein embodied,

Now, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree

as follows:

(1) The party of the first part agrees to furnish

to the party of the second part, a short synopsis of the ; |
principal subject of each release, and so far as possible, |

duplicate photographs of same to enable second party to

get out a Miniature Colored Poster Circular, size about
7 « 9 inches of the regpler poster, which is intended to
be used by the Exhibitors for distribution among their ‘

patrons.

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(2) The party of the second part agrees to furnish

to the party of the first part, when requested, not less

tnan five thousand of said miniature, to be sent out by

said first party, as an advertisement, with their ad-

vertising matter of the film of said miniature.

(3) Seid party of the second part agrees to sell

said miniature illustrating films made by party of the

first part, at no more than five(#35.) dollars per thousan

to Bxhibitors (theatres), and at no more than $3.25 per

thousand to Exchangeks, in packages of not less than
five hundred miniatures each. Above clauses to be part

of agreement made and entered into the lst day of Novem-

per, 1909 between Edison Kaenufecturing Company, party of

the first part, and W. N. Brewer, party of the second

part.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties nereto have

executed this agreement in duplicate, the day and year

first above written.

_ EDISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY,
By

Vice President.

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svecsanive Settiono (or single-piclivep) an the flav 5 the !
tlm ‘self beng . of. course, isechtomalte or sonailive 6 :
Colovt,

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oftheporitives , therefor, worse done inthewvsual .
manner.

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pictureo, both dy theoe positive ond negative. fine would
ba-proxectid on the lantim sheet , idenlically atthe
Sametime, in combination. 5 the negative fitwy (having
been first tinted im Seettone , at-theback, with # sernteo
andoequente dy-colours ) wauld_provide the colour y urhile
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wks manner, simultaneously, on the lanlén sheet ;
Re coloured_picfore being produced by thei congunelion i
and blending legether. |

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peumary, colour$ cavid be photographed (and alse frown |
on the laniin shack) in rololien , inctead @ srmollanousty, :
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the factthat when your nt Quehl was in
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establishng here, 2 Daclory — & make Edison
Phonograph Recordo— thwas voith vf thatke
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(ESTADLISHED IH 1831.)
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. SINCE (843.

March 15, 1911.

ur, Thomas Alva Edison,
Wast Orangs, New Jersey.

| Year Sir:

We are interested in knowing whether there is any differance in principle >
or construction between the instrument callad tha “kinetoscope” and the "cine~+
matograpn" and in knowing, also, which name came first into use. In a list of
Notabla fvents wa wish to mantion the invention of tha instrument and ask the
abova questions in order that we may pat correct statanents.

Inclosing a stampad envelope for reply, and assuring you that we shall
appraciate any courtesy you may axtend to, us-in-this.matter, we remain

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Thomas A. Edison Esde,
a, Orange, New Jersey. Bt iY,

Dear Mr. Edison,

T note from a cable received ‘from the Motion a)

ome out again

at it is imperatively neceesary that Io
get a reply

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at once to gi
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from you I should s oall

meets with your ap

proval and is in accordance with your wishes

rom New York if you will be good enough

I will ‘phone you up £
This is strictly

to instruct Mr. Miller to give me your enswer.

in confidence.

‘ Looking forward to the pleasure of seeing you agein,

Yours very sincerely,,

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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.

My dear Sir:--
T am in New York City for a few days

previous to ny sailing for Europe. For over

18 months, I have been planing to introduce the
moving pictures into the common school. I have
great faith that within a very short time much
of geography , history and art will be taught

by means of moving pictures.
I would like to concult with you for

15 or 20 minutes next Tues. or Weds. , regarding

the best method of procedure.
- J understand, Mr. Arthur D. Chandler, of

Orange is also much interested in this matter.
T am also writing him for appointment on whatever

day you are able to see me.
Please address me care of Franklin

Robinson, Columbia University, New York uity. ;

Respegtfplly,

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Mr. Thomas A. Edison, Esq.

Orange, N. Jd.

Dear Sir:- : ‘
Esving been in tho moving-picture maindrodh
idea is in my head which 1 wish to submit. to you. 1t-is, too large
me to handle if it is: prseatical and of value, so knowing you as mays
American’ and the whole world knows you: 1 do hopefully offer it. ‘te oe
Botice, as I need the money. :

I heve just been told that. there; is something similer to this
‘alxresdy :, but it is so different..that. it would st least. ‘bo &. Oued Gy
and.also. be. available where the other would not,: ete. .

It consists ‘oft~ one mamoth: Ydison: talking muchincs: to ‘Be.’ ‘pled
in tho orchestre pit,-. aad an oporator. (Taking the placé of ansenti
musicel. organization}, From the machine a main hose would. run down’ {
center isle under the. flooring, from which separate: smaller. hose: would
lead. to the back of each chair, with your usual. oar attachment ‘only , xa
more.like a telephone girl$"s. reociver; which gouty be pus into @ nppkl
in-- ‘the- slot-arraingement., .

If the first: pigtire on the. program was & Avaiinig vie would: Mer t
anPonant actors apeaking, if. it was a comedy sll the effects which the
trap-drummar now. uses, could be heard,- operated and controled by: the operas:
or with a “stop-levexs? in silent ecting: parts -a. fuly GAGE BxAE could he ‘
heard or storu, train, thunder, eto/ effects. .- ~

Of course there are “araw-backs - auch us, oxpense,* making. the.’
“effects” all reach. the differant chairs at the same time, which.. might
be done by & distance arraingment, @ special Hdison: rrodnoing ramatica --
Company, and so on, but I’ do know that. in the- smaller. towns: suchian .
arreingnent would be a "riot of good buisness,‘ ‘, whether it. would do: in
the larger cities or. mot to take zns place of their: urehestra! . expense,
is of.courre doubtful.

‘I thank you sincerly for your patience 80 far. I have inolosed ‘a
cerd whien if you cannot do anything with this idea,of mine, will you please
personeslly sighn and return in the -prepaired envelope y sonly sovl will know
you have roceived this, as 1 an vary anxious of course ,~ oven if needlessly
80...

. 1 thenk you again, from my. heert for any trouble you may take in
ny, bolielz, very reseptttily stale ol ns geey ears 3 :

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Mr, T. A, Edison:~
Te following are the film prices in

present use:-

List customers, such as lecturers and traveling
exhibitors 13g per foot,

Exchanges, lig per foot, less rebate of 10%, making
a net price of 9 9-10¢ per foot.

George Breck, San Francisco, the distributing agent
forrthe Pacific Coast, special price of 8 8-10¢ per
foot, net.

General Tilm Company, Canada, billed from here at 8%
per foot net, and at end of month an additional charge
of 2h¢ per foot covering Canadian shipments is made
against the General Film Company, 10 Fifth Avenue,

W. ¥. City, thus making in reality charge for films
shipped to Canada 1l0$¢ per foot.

Foreign shipments are billed by the factory to the
\ Foreign Department and European Offices at 5¢ per
foot, and rebilled by them to the customers at 8¢
| per foot. This 65¢ price eliminates the cost of
! negative and, as I understand it, was agreed upon to
; get the foreign business.

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THE WORLD'S WORK ADVERTISER XI

The Worlds Work

CHALMERS ROBERTS, EDITOR

CONTENTS FOR MAY 1911

IN NEW YORK'S GREAT CATHEDRAL - - - - - 7 ° Frontispiece

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THE Dot BEERS Tue CASE FOR THE COMMONS--HIS MAJESTY'S (ERS

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MEMORANDUM

. We, the undersigned, were present at a meeting
held in the Executive Committee Room of Thomas A. Edison,
Incorporated, on the afternoon of May 26th, at which meeting
Mr. Colfax, representative of the Eastman Kodak Company of
Rochester, New York, was shown a model of our Home Projecting
Kinetoscope, When asked if the Eastman Kodak Company contem-
plated making a Home Projecting machine, Mr. Colfax replied
in the negative, stating that his Company had experimented
on such a machine four years ago, but to his best knowledge
and belief they had discontinued doing soand that it was
contraty to the policy of his Company to enter into competi-
tion with their customers,

The question of the Eastman Kodak Company
supplying Thomas A, Edison, Incorporated, with non-inflammable
stock was also discussed, and Mr. Colfax declared that in his
opinion his Company would be able to do so. The matter was
aleo discussed as to whether the Eastman Kodak Company would
handle or permit their dealers to handle our Home Projecting
Kinetoscope and accessories, and Nr. Colfax agreed to discuss
the subject with Mr. Eastman and to advise us at an early

date Pecan sng the same.

Fearne £. pen, C1 Ri/accees

Orage, Nd.
May 26th, 1911.

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Reprinted from the New York Medical Journal for
January 14, 1911.

A SIMPLE METHOD OF VIEWING ROENTGENO-
GRAMS IN THREE DIMENSIONS.
A Preliminary Report.
.By M. Girspansxy, M.D.,
New York.

Briefly stated, my procedure is as follows: The
x ray apparatus and the photographic plate are ad-
justed in the usual manner.

Assuming that the-object is of such a size as to
enable one to photograph it twice on the same plate,
I put the object over one half of the plate, while the
free half of the plate I protect with a sheet of lead,
and a picture is taken. The operation is now fe-
versed: The lead is put over the already exposed
part; the object is-moved over the still unexposed
part with the utmost care, that it maintains a posi-
tion as symmetrical as possible to the source of
light and to its own former position, and the picture
is taken again.» When the plate is developed, it
shows a picture which resembles one taken with an
ordinary stereoscopic camera. A print from such
plate differs from the commercial stereogram in
that it is, in relation to the commercial picture, a
transposed one, i, ., opposite to the right eye occurs
the picture as would be seen by the left retina, and
opposite the left eye occurs the picture as would be
seen by the right retina.?

SHf the object is at all of a considerable size, two different plates
may be used; the plate and the object during the second exposure
should be placed, as nearly as possible, over the same place as the
first plate, but the x ray tube should be moved about two or three
inches on a Hne parallel with the line of the supposed base of the
object which is bein photographed. ¥

2]t will be noticed that in a2 commercial stereogram the positions
are just reversed; opposite the! right cye occurs the picture corres
sponding to the image of the right retina and vice verta.

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Girsdansky: Roentgenegrams,

Fic, t1—-A screen made of wood or cardboard, M, N, O. P; in the
iniddle of which a window, m. 1, 0, p, is cut out, part of w
is covered with glass slides, a, b, Hass slides s
asa substantial target upon wl

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Girsdanshy: Roentyeitegrvanis.

A Rémgenogram from such a plate is placed at
a convenient distance from the eyes; a card board
of a convenient size is prepared, and in the centre
of it a window is cut out which is abont equal in
size to any one individual picture of the twin Ként-
genogram. ‘he fenestrated sereen is held in front
of the print and at such a distance and in such a
position that the right hand picture is in its entirety
isible to the left eye, and the left hand picture to

Fie. 2.—Mlustrating the use of the sereen and the print.

the right eye, (See F ) When both eves are
foensed upon the brim and frame of the card board
window, the Réntgenogram appears at the plane of
the window,-as an image in three dimensions. — Ii
any difficulty at all is experienced at the beginning
in the focusing of the eyes at the place of the
empty window, one or more microscopical slides are
fastened to the windowed card board by means of
adhesive plaster, so as to cover it completely or in

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There seems to be but one drawback. The view
at the visual focus, i. ¢., at the point where both
eyes converge, appears to be smaller than cither one
of the individual pictures of the twin-stereogram.
This, however, is purely a psychological phenom-
enon and has nothing to do with the physiological
vision, as all details, no matter how fine in the print,
appear clearly in the three dimension image. More-
over, even this apparent diminution in size can be
remedied and even turned into an advantage by the
substitution of a lens of.a suitable focal distance for -
the glass slides.

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art and the observer. proceeds as before, The
image in three dimensions seems to appear upon or
between the glass slides. (See Fig. 1.)

To obtain good results, the following rules should
be observed:

1. The picture should be held upright, as slanting
sideways of the picture or of the head will produce
a double image.

2, The card board should be held in front of the
picture and at such a distance as to enable the im-
age of each picture to reach to the eye of the oppo-
site side.

3. The two eyes must not seek to see the print
itself, but must be focused upon the window of
the card board or upon the glass slides covering it.

The advantages of this method are:

1. Its simplicity. The ordinary method of x ray
stereoscopy by means of two mirrors joined to-
gether at an angle of go° is bulky, complicated,
costly, and gives questionable results. The ordinary
stereoscope has also very serious limitations and
can be used to view x ray pictures within very nar-
row limits only, while this method is so simple that
a very little practice will enable any one to use it,
and discard the use of even the glass slides. '

2. Views printed in books and journals can be
viewed without removing the pages, i. ¢., without
mutilating the book or the journal.

3. Views prepared by this method can be made
to be thrown upon a screen, and no matter how
many times enlarged thereby, they still can be
viewed in three dimensions by the same simple
process.

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method.
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PRESIDENT'S OFFICE

Memorandum

18654 July 20, 1911.

Mr. Harry FP. Miller:

Regarding the attached memorandum, Mr.
Edison's stock, as you mov, is held by Mr. Babson. I am
now negotiating with the Motion Picture Patents Co. to take
up this waterproofing proposition and it is more then likely
that Mr. Edison will get his money back. He told me thet
he would be satisfied with such an arrangement. In view
of this fact, I do not think it necessary at the present
time for us to take over the stock, unless, of course, Mr.

Edison wishes to have thet done.

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‘THOMAS A. EDISON, INCORPORATED.

ST aed

“4 Dated

FAT raceme te RTS eee et +

THIS AGREEMENT made this day
1911, by and between THE S. 8. MoCLURE SOMPANY, @
ation, of New York, N. Ye, publisher of McClure's Magazine,
hereinafter referred to as the Publisher, and THOLAS Ae
EDISON, INCORPORATED, a New Jersey corporation, of Orange,
New Jersey, hereinafter referred to as the Producer:

WITNESSETH:

The parties hereto; for anbdin consideration of
the sum of One Dollar by each to the other paid, the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, and other good and valuable
considerations duly executed, have agreed and hereby do

agree as follows:-

The Publisher has authorized and hereby does
authorize the Producer to make use during the existence of
this agreement, upon notice in writing to it, in connec-
tion with the production of motion pictures, of any copy-
righted story or article heretofore or hereafter published
in Mc Clure's Magazine, except as hereinafter limited,
and the Producer agrees to pay the publisher the sum of
One Hundred Dollars ($100) for each of said copyrighted
stories or articles used by the Producer in a way to con-
stitute an infringement of the Publisher's copyrights, if
such use were not authorized as herein provided. The
Publisher exempts all serial stories from this agreement.
The Publisher also exempts any other story or article
wherein the author has granted or reserved rights or .
shall grant or reserve rights which prevent the Publisher
fran authorising the use thereof in connection with the
production of motion picturese The Publisher also ex-
empts any story or article with respect to which it has
granted or shall grant motion picture rights to another,

except upon the consent of said other, provided, however,
that this exemption shall not obtain if the Producer ex-
ercises its option for exclusive rights hereinafter
mentioned.

The Producer shall have the exclusive motion
| picture rights in any story or article used by the Pro-

ducer as provided hereins

fhe Producer shall in some convenient way give
credit to Mc Clure's Magazine for each story or article

used, as provided herein, if the Producer shall have

knowledge of such use when the pictures are producede

The Publisher will not grant similar nor con~-
flicting rights to any other person or persons within

| sixty (60) days from the date of this agreement, and the
Producer may, on or before the expiration of that time,
, acquire, and the Publisher will grant to the Producer,
the exclusive motion picture rights in all stories and
articles heretofore or hereafter published, during the

life of this agreement, in Mc Clure's Magazine, sub ject

to theexemptions herein contained, provided the Producer
| Serees to use twenty (20) or more of such stories or ar-

ticles during such term. The Producer shell have the

| exclusive motion picture rights in the stories or arti=

| cles so uBede If the Producer agrees to use twenty (20)

‘er more stories or articles as aforesaid, and uses less

| than twenty (20), the Producer shall nevertheless be 1i-
able to pay for twenty (20), which when done, shall dis-
charge the Producer's liability for failing to use the
stipulated number, and the Producer may then designate a
sufficient number of stories and articles, subject to the

| exemptions provided herein, to complete the agreed number

| of twenty (20), in all of which the Producer shall there-

after have the exclusive motion picture rights.

This agreement shall remain in force for two
years from its date, and may pe renewed, by & notice in
writing, on or before thirty days from ita expiration by
the Producer for a similar period, upon the same terms,
at an advance of 10% over the price provided herein.

If the Producer shall have elected to accept the exclusive
rights as provided in this agreement, the Producer shall
have a similar right of election in repsect to any renew=

al of this agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have
caused this agreement to be executed by their officers
duly authorized to perform these acts the day and year

first above writtene

THE S. S. MoCLURE COMPANY

by Bsc, Meer

Attest:

THOMAS A. EDISON, INCORPORATED

Preeident.

M : p 7 Falive ee A otende

Pierman:-
Continue to work on our Reproducer with

Get some of the Latest commer o181

aise machine.
Want it for Moving Picture

disc where no Crackles.
Theatres.
ED ISON.

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August 1st, 1921.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mas. JOHN 0, ARCHBOLO
Mas, ROGER GC. ALORICH
WILLIAM 8. BALL
CHARLES W, BOGART
Mas. FL. CRANFORD
HORACE FLETCHER

Mas. WM. 0. GAILLARD
Maa, JOHN GREENOUGH
HERBERT F. GUNNISON
HENRY H. HOLLISTER, 20
Mise BESSIE LOCKE
EDWIN S, MARSTON

Mas, GEORGE GRANT MASON
Mas, LEVI P. MORTON
Mara. ROGERT OVERFIELO
FRANK H. PARSONS
GEORGE W. PERKINS
Mins COROTHY PERKINS
Mas. HENRY PHIPPS
CHARLES T. ROOT

Mas, CHARLES T. ROOT
Mas. CHARLES CARY RUMSEY
Miss AGATHA SCHURZ
HENRY 8. VAN DUZER
Hon. HENRY A. WIBE

Thomas

GEO. W. PERKINS, TREASURER

National Kindergarten Association
One Madison Avenue, New York

HONORARY ViCE-PRESIOENTS

On, EDWIN A. ALDERMAN,
PREGIOZNT UNIVERBITY OF VIRGINIA

DR. WILLIAM FREMONT BLACKMAN,

PRESIDENT ROLLINS COLLEGE
Da, &. B. CRAIGHEAD,
PRESIDENT TULANE UNIVERSITY
DA. ALMON GUNNISON,
PRESIDENT ST, LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY
Da. G, STANLEY HALL,
PRESIDENT CLARK UNIVERSITY
Or. FREDERICK W. HAMILTON,
PRESIOENT TUFTS COLLEGE
Dr. &. We. HINITT,
PRESIDENT CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
On. THOMAS GC. HOWE,
PREMOENT BUTLER COLLEGE

DR, DAVID STARR JORDAN,
PRESIDENT LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVER ITY

Da. HARRY PRATT JUDSON,
PRESIOENT UNIVEHSITY OF CHICAGO

Da. A. LAWRENCE LOWELL,
PRESIDENT HARVARD UNIVERSITY

DA. HENRY FAIRFIELO OSBORN,
PRES'T AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Dr. GEORGE FOSTER PEABODY,
NEW YORK CITY

Dn. JAMES E. RUSSELL,
DEAN TEACHERS COLLEGE

On, JACOB GOULO SCHURMAN
PRESIOENT CORNELL, UNIVERSITY

DR, CHARLES F. THWING
PRESIDENT WESTERN REGERVE UNIVERBITY

Pr, BENJAMIN IDOE WHEELER,
PRESIDENT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

A. Edison, Esq-,

Orange, N. @.

My dear Mr. Edison:~
As you may know, & splendid film has been made

by your com

our country.

Oct. 19, 1911.

EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE

Misa CAROLINE D. ABORN,
BOSTON, MASE.

Mana. ROGER C, ALORICH,
CAANFORD, He Je

Miss ORIETTA 5. CHITTENDEN,
OMAHA, HEB.

Miss NETTA FARIS,
CLEVELAND, OHIO

Miss HELEN GOROQON,
WASHINGTON, Ds Cy

Miss ELIZABETH HARRISON,
CHICAGO, ILL.

Miss ANNA & HARVEY,
BROOKLYN, Ys

Mra. ADA M. HUGHES,
TORONTO, CANADA

Miss MARY ©. McGULLOCH,
aT. Lous, HO,

Mas, BERTHA PAYNE NEWELL
TRYON, Ne Co

Mies ALICE O'GRADY,
CHICAGO, (LL

Mies ALICE N. PARKER,
PITTSBURG, PA.

Miss CLARA WHEELER,
GRAND RAPIDA, MICH.

Misa MYRA M. WINCHESTER,
FORT WORTH, TEXAS

pany showing the need for more Kinder gertens in

Yesterday we received a letter from one of the

directors of the Kindergarten department, Pratt Institute,

saying:
of the kindergarten that has ever been done.

story connecting the various pictures was both

appealing and the whole thing, to my mind, was the best argu-

ment for the kindergarten made in years.

"] think it was the cleverest bit of advertising

are asking me how long this will cont inue."

The little

interesting and

A number of people

It would cost, $300. for postage and circulars to

advertise this film thoroughly throughout our country with the

assistance of the School Principals, the Geneval Federation of

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and I am writing to ask if you will

Congress of Mothers,
g this

past kindness py assisting us in defrayin

Sincerely yours,

Corresponding Secretary.

add to your

expense.

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SUPT. CITY ELECTRICAL OGPARTMENT

H. J, GULLE, Vice PRESIORNT
MINNEAPOLIS GEMEAAL ELECTRIC CO.

W, E. STEPHENSON, SECRETARY
CLECTRICAL ENGINEERING CO,

ACW, LEONARD, TREASURER
MINWEAPOLIS GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.

R, W. CLARK, MANAGER
OFFICE: 15 SOUTH STH STREET

ELECTRIC SHOW WEEK
SPECIAL EVENTS OF INTEREST TO

ELECTRICAL MEN IN ARMORY
ASSEMBLY ROOM

MINNESOTA ELECTRICAL ASS'N
41H ANNUAL CONVENTION 3 DAYS

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL

* ENGINEERS
NORTHWESTERN CONVENTION 2 DAYS

AUSPICES MINNESOTA BRANCH

MINNESOTA
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASS'N
SEMI-ANNUAL CONVENTION 2 DAYS

SONS OF JOVE
NORTHWESTERN REJUVENATION

“ALL TOGETHER--ALL THE TIME FOR
EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL”

EDUCATIONAL DIVISION
MINNEAPOLIS COMMERCIAL CLUB

DEPT. PUBLIC AFFAIRS
OFFERING APPROPRIATE PRIZES FOR
BEST EXHIBITS OF STUDENT
MANUFACTURED ELECTRICAL
\ APPARATUS

STUDENTS OF THE NORTHWEST ELIGIBLE

POPULATION TWIN CITIES
LAST CENSUS
OVER HALF MILLION

NORTHWESTERN ELECTRIC SHOW ASSOCIATION ci sisno

DIRECTORS

INCORPORATED: WESTERN ELECTRIC CO.
THIRD ANNUAL ELECTRICAL SHOW sees
2). MARCH 16-23, 1912 => BIOL AND GRAND THEATRES, TWIN CITIES ‘
INDUSTRIAL MECHANICAL EXPOSITION sco. s ca :
CENTRAL STATIONS IN SIX NORTHWESTERN STATES elena 480, 4; CoaWELE 8.60. =
NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY Aye Ty
PHONES

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MINNEAPOLIS TWIN CITY, U. Ss. A.

Octoder 28th, 1921.

Mir. ‘thomas A. Baison,
Orange, New Jersey.

pear Mir. waison:

Rererring to tne conversation the writer
ned with you during his visit to your luboratory
last Friday, October 20th, you will no doubt be
interested in the attacned clipping from the St.
Puul Despatch in wich tne weiter awells rorcibly
upon tne educational value of moving pictures.
ghig may have already come ta your attention, if.
not it Will periaps be of interest to you to
know tne sentiment along tuis line in tiis locality.

in closing let me tnauk you for your kind-
ness in giving yas a portion oryour valuable time
to wwe during my visit to Orange.

Yours very truly,

NONPIWEGT Ra? WLECLHIC SHOW ASS'N.

lianager.

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dard Works were recalléd “and recalled, sometimes
as many as ten times, to one §-cent
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By tole fe Oe Ne

The only moving picture show ever
given in_ the . United States Capitol
had to do with the Panama canal.
Colonel George W Goethals, chief en-
gineer of tho canal, desiring to im-
press upon the members of Congress
the actual condition of tho work on
the translathmian’ project, obtained
permission to-give 2 lecturo in the
hall of tho House of Representatives.

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NEWS PICTURES LATEST

Wy Vas to Health Propaganda and Tech-
nical Education—Films Help ° -
Civilize the Filipinos. >

MOVING PIGTURES. ° X.-EDUCA-

ne TIONAL USES. ©. -]A sereen was set up in front of the
tic th RRENe cos . |) Speaker's chair and a moving picture
ate machino Installed in ‘the gallery. Chief

: [Justice White. and other members of
the ‘supreme court occupied scats in
‘the forum and nearly all the members
‘of the-House and Senate were present,
Many of: these statesmen, who had
had to do. with the legislation affect-
jng the canal” for years and yoars- be-
fore, declared that this moving pice
ture lecture gave, thom for tho first
time.an adequate idea of tho {mpor~

By Frederlo J. ‘Haskin..;..-:

| ‘The. Increasing popularity of motion
pictures is due in no small degree to
the growing recognition of thelr value
ag'an instrument for both direct and
indirect instruction. - The chlet func:
tion of the clnematograph at this time
Ig to amuse, yot motion’ pictures de-
signed and exhibited solely: for amuse-

uty, 7 fon- ne: & <
all ee nate ecient * tance and ‘the majesty of the great
the| Even the cheapest moving, ploture engineering undertaking.

ite" [theaters, those that digplay ah unuaue| ‘In Teéchnleal Education.

-|ally large proportion of comic pictures, ) - ui Ast We aed a
ean|two or three times a week put on reela| _,The, use of mov Ing pictures ‘for Ine
eld; lof travel pictures. The.amusement at- struction ‘in ‘technical education is be-
om; \rorded. by such pictures {s intellectual, coming more ‘and more-popular, Med~-
an-land tho result of looking at them is jeal colleges now uso moving pictures:

to increase one’s stock of knowledge. - jn conjunction with lectures, obtaining
anh rar} . Fesults far more satisfactory than
Photo:Plays Based’on'Standard Fic-|were had with tho old stercopticon,
. _ tlon. \ . By the wae of moving Peter of sey

: \ eral orent patients suffering WwW:
wane jnereasing:use of stan Nan a the same disease, medical students are
remarkable effect, One school ‘teacher
tock the trouble to investigate the re-
sults of the: display in | ‘half. dozen
moving. picture theaters. In: a small
‘Western city of'a photo-play. based on
“The Tale of Two Cities.” She found

~ Students in agricultural schools with
‘the ald. of moving pictures now are
‘fable to see unfolded before thelr cyes
many of tho. hitherto unknown mys-
terles.of plant life,. One film shows &
grain of Ririeek mg when planted
2 . i. 9
of them erring ine week the Feel Wadlsogie "thon ‘the. frst tiny biado and
; aisplayed ane ane dollow’ng week the grows. visiblo toward maturity. An-
Tal De pw ith wi ose the ‘best other picture. shows another. grain of
sellers’ Th i a een heroes of. th wheat. in a different soll, and in this
neler” of iio a so OF Mio | way thosexact effect of’ soll constit-
Goeth Of icken tT ruankere a ares gents upon plant: lifo 19 iltustrated.
jetne, ens, eray and scores|"",: high authority in the moving pic-
ture: world -has - said: In commendation
of the value of educational films: “The
film that amuses may probably bo
asked for tho gecond time; the film ©
that ‘amuses and instructs is sure to
be asked: for a second timo; the film

ture show. While such films are pre-
pared primarily. to, amuse, - indirectly
that amuses, instructs and educates

they Instruct. cats ce
A Moving Picture Newspaper... . ein be asked for, times without num-
ir. .

CHARGE14 MURDERS

instruction is. increasing rapldly, For
tho past two years patrons of the mo-
Same.Man Suspected of Crimes in.
* =Golorado, Iinois and :

tion pictures -in’ France‘ have been in-
yoluntary subscribers to-a weekly. mov-,
Ing picture newsapaper—a reel showing
Kan.,° Oct. 19.—That-
Marzyek,-‘.formor convict,’ .

inmotion plotures from five ¢o. twelvo
important events of the week: gathered
from all-over Europe. ‘This feature has
-jlately been_transplanted -to,the; United
eokly"” being issued by, the

took up the. {dea in a, modified form, por
until now. almost every, moving pictire
ews. picture: least

members “of the \
family here Sunday‘night, had been in -:
Colorado Springs, where the six mem-
dérs of.the Wayne and Burnham fami-
lies were slain, and was acquainted in.
‘Monmouth, Iu.," where- three «persons
were murdered recently, was the state-
‘ment.made‘to the authorities yesterday,
by, ‘Mra. Minne, Vopat,. Marsyck’s- d
voroed wife... All these fourteen vi

yahate

“Educative | : f.
1aTho general. film uting agency.
of: tha ‘“iicended’”?. filmmakers, has; 087
tablished! an: ‘educational : de! in
‘lwhich undertakes to furnish lecture!
schol teachers,.social workers and pas
tors of churches with programs for“an
irat{evening’s nyotion ploture: entertainment
For eoveriow A ee amon ci jn‘natural ee ee eomma: ih
4 jance, ~ “ BCIENCe, |. Oa , ee an -af, sie
weajctence, Phy wont’ travel oF iiteraure:| Meo" ay started. thevmyrdered: fm
‘| Films. deatgned: for: such’ purposes: today started at the tes Of a
‘alio: placed on the seheral: rket. ae the iden
Poruthrein, Alie: G-cent: theaters, shows fhe, neighborhoog IC
the advance In agricultural implements) “yroravek See tong ago.
i90-[ihe Saiethode. Of cultivation, €£0m. sl or ategiing: grain from. cames, Vopat
its| primitive:plaw made of a pointed 1 for PaighteVopat,who ‘i th an pond
the and the “hand stokie. still tr - use -Vopats s.tho:- husband
8/ Egypt,.to. the grea’ -ateam. gangplows) o> -convict sin. a. field near his hom
ha nd Toto Teer a renee. of 'the| verse and: his Pele teeror-stricken,

Se ae oamatt petetnntanit! eer +

of Marzyek’s former. wife, saw, tho for-.:

ir house'and fled to.tho home: :

aemewateanen: Hore

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

“Bob's Microscope.”’: Por a piv seNUW-COUNtTYMan nye mMues -
Another . popular educational : film|distant. ‘ *
wag entitled, ’-“Bob's Misctoscope."'|- !Alt-the ‘members of the Slav .com-
Bob is the son of a college profesaor} munity, ‘who. had-any remote connec-
who gives him oa. microscopa’ and|tion® with ‘tha: conviction of Marzyel.
chows him’ ‘how. to “use It. Tho filmy went armed today, for ho-Is reported -

picture Js transferred from: tho boy to to have sworn vengeance on those re-
i sponalbié ‘for his imprisonment. Evi--

the field of the microscope, and many
‘ai a" ae eho\dence.furnished by Mr, and Mrs. Will-
wonderful things are _showa.,-' fam. Showman is said to have been

working of yeast In a.drop of‘dle, the bs
minute animal life In’ a certain ‘kind Invgely ‘reaponsible for Marzyck’s con< ©

oe cheene, enlarged, until they, appear
lobsters and'crabs, make the boy i LS
.1 GOVERNORS’ SCHEDUIE.
Train to Boost the Northwest wit

shudder to think--of what -monstors -he
may have eaten. The “perpetual action

fon going on ini Bro wing.” soa-weed, ” the

low of ‘blood in’ a -tadpole’a -tall (by) 2) +...

sealing way,’ tho first photograph over) Trave! 4,000 Moles.
|:*The Western ‘governors will travel

taken of blood ‘in‘circulation), the de-
velopment of ‘life in decaying vinegar
and action of salt dissolving in water
are some of tho interesting things that
Bob sees’ through the- microscope, No
leas than‘ a million’ persons have seen
"\these pictures who’ probably |" never

4,000 miles and visit twenty-two cites -
having ‘a:combined population of moro -
than 12,000,000 on:the ‘Governors’ Spe- |
cial,” which will leave St, Paul No-
vember 27. . ;

The schedule isi Chicago, November

teen : 28; Indianapolis, November, 29; Louls-
3 or would have’ the, opportuntty fe eee. ville "November, 20; Cincinnati, Decom-
and. microscopic life in-any other way. -. bér 1; Dayton and Columbus, Decem~

Films illustrating ‘the . dangers. - of
neglect and proper methods. of care of
the -teeth. ‘are being prepared In re-
sponse to & demand voiced by the Na-
tional Dental-assoolation, It fg plan-
ned ‘to.uso these films‘in the ‘public
schools. - ° ty .

ber.2; ‘Pittsburgh, December 4; Harrla-
burg. December 6; Baltimore, Decem-
ber 6; Washington, December. 8; New
York “city, December 9; “Albany, De-
cember 113: Utica and Syracuse, De-
comber .12;\ Rochester, ‘ December 13;
Buffalo, Décomber: 14; Cleveland, De-

taht : ; : ;
erin:|.' ’ White Plaguoand Fly Fil cember 16; Toledo and Detroit, De-
}cember 16;-Grand Rapids and Kala-

‘Teachers,and ‘social .workers:’: who
have been. working to ‘combat’ the
to] White plague .of: tuberculosia and for

the , destruction of the typhold. carry<
ve] ing fly have found: the moving ‘picture
a. powerful ally. The white: plague
films, showing the ravages of: tubercu-
logts and how to’combat the disease as
well as how to prevent it, have been
shown all over the country. and in this
way many persons have .been’ h
who .would never have paid any at-
tention to mere lectures. The famous
fly..film, prepared under aclentlfio “dl-
rection, -has resultea -in enormoug.ad-
ditions to the army of. “fly-swatters.””

Asan Ald to the Gospel... “-

., The church is begianing to tise mov-
Ing pictures for the. propagation of the

mazoo, December 18; St,. Paul; Deceme

per 19%. :
. The-“chief executives then will be
‘special. guests “at the Northwestern
land products show, December 2 at
that exposition being known as gov-.
ernor’s days 2

“AMERICANS IN CHINA SAFE,

Reboilion -Not Antl-Forelgn, Says
. 7 ,. Consul at Chungking.
+ Washington,: Oct. 19.—Although the
fevolutionary disturbances ‘in China,
first -occurred in“ Szechuen province,
there has been“no notable develop-
ment..of..unrest, and - tho American
consul at Chungking reports compara-
tive: quiet: at Chongtu, the capital, and -
ni storm center ‘In the early stages of
the -insurrection. -He reports that no-
where-.in .the -provinco is. the. rovolu-
-| tionary. movement anti-forelgn, and
that Americans generally ore safe, ale -
though’ ‘communication with -the ex--
treme western: section of ‘Szechuen Is
interrupted.’ -- - eo
Confirmation of tho consul’s reports
regarding tho friendly attitude of the
rebels toward foroigners reached the
state Gepartment from the American
legation at Pekin, and. Charge Wills
jams“added that the loyalists also are
disposed | to vprotect:. forelgners.. Ex-
cept forthe runs on native banks,
Pekin and Tientaln are. quiet, and rung,
are diminishing. ~ Shes

—_——————

ary societies in chu
country renew. their. seal when they
actually. see.the datly Ife of ‘tha, peo-
ple far who#o benefit their ponnies and
nickels are donated. ; a
Civilizing the: Fillptnos.

In the Philippines, the school. teach-
ers at work among the savago tribes
jot Central Luzon neyer were: able .by.
jJoral instruction to impress upon ‘thelr,
wards the ‘meaning © olvillzation .un-
til they brought the moving picture
Into use. ‘Then, by teaching thé eye
tnstead. of the ear, they were able to
do ‘as:.much: work inva. ‘week as they
had Hines done ini wo’ monshg in ty ae 5 "
"| bringing the .savages.to a realization ; y 7 v Deptt

of the advantages of, cleanliness,. the Safe Biown .at Minnewaukan,. N Dept
manual arte, ond other primary bene- and Yeags Easily Escape.
fits of-clvilization. we .Minnewaukan, N. D-,, Oct. 19.—Abo!
. hie. interest ‘manif $150 -was. obtained by yegsmen who -
tional’ films ‘by. the & ‘blow «the. safe “of- the. Minncwaukan .
Nettle: less thin remarkabl ‘| postoffice last. night. In “blowing. the..
few-exceptiona, such“ss. the Roosevelt /strong box. nitroglycerin was” used,
‘African pictures, they most. :popular) and only. one.charge. Was necessary,
fiims.ever put in the; moving picture) The Feport was successfully ‘muffled,
hows in - this. country, were thésa|and-no “evidence of “the. sate. blowing
showing the .work . +0! &| wan! discovered until this: morning.
ganal.; Where an. ordinary ."comic’|-" ‘The ‘pontofiice: is :in ageneral store.
otoplay. {stun once and .forever 1s and considerable merchandise also was”

‘as far:as that: particular: thea-] stolen. weet ts

ROB: POSTOFFICE; GET $150.

‘Form No. 260;

THE wie a STERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY.

_———_— INCORPORATED ———_—
Ba,000 FFICES IN AMERICA. CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD.
ROBERT C, CLOWRY, President and General Manager.
Check i

Serr No. | Time Filed

SEN D the foilowing message subject to the torms|

on back hereof, which are hereby agreed to. i :
4 October 28, 1911.
Hx. Hobart Boswo rth, YX ff .

Selig’ Polyscope Co.,
Los Angolcs, Cel.

Shocked end erin distressed. Hope accounts Selig's

condition exaggerated. My best wishes.

Thomas A. Edison.

(Chg. Ino)

tr READ THE NOTICE AND AGREEMENT ON BACK. #8

NIGHT LETTER ™™

THE W. STERN UNION. TELEGRAPH COMPANY

INCORPORATED

25,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD.

bie Company TRANSMITS and DELIVERS messages only on Ganaitttans Vimiting i tts ation (3 which have been, azscntes 4 to by the sender of the mei Ha Nix!

Tl RS

Erroi agalnst only by, Tepeating @ message back & ror - comparison, and the Company will not hold tt Mable ae eran or “etuy He
transite ‘or date ver: rot i Unrepeat ted Nigh: eLetters ent, at reduced fest evn gum eat fo ten thes the amount pald for trangmission; tor fn shy case beyond the nu a
of ty dan 1" share, Bt which untess other sp tated bel w. this mesaaie bag ‘been valued by fe gong fer thereof, nor In auy case where the cialua a ot presented tn writing within

aay ig isan UNRUPEATED NIGHT LETTER, and Ls delivered by request of the sender, under the conditions named abave.
ROBERT C. CLOWRY, PRESIDENT BELVIDERE BROOKS, GENERAL MANAGER
a AEE
. : OCT 29
. : 19):

14° WY Ds 16 peta Night Letter
Les anerere Calif Oot 28+} | x
F H Dyer . \X

Care Edison Co Orange N.d.

Mr Selig doing nicely nothing of a serious nature will be out

in a few days. a. x :
James L MoGee
me 3:20am

rf f
&. AM Boxter & CGoayeny ef’
: <WeXtERS-SLeVeLaND® IMPORTERS Ger
Metselaeh, Ohio te

Ktév

Mr. Thomas Edison, (Ye

1911

W. Orange,
‘New. Jersey,

Dear Sir:-
+
I am informed that you are we hawt WA abet
about to produce a moving picture machine 4 Lewne aren
which will be sold to private homes at i
heres. abno tt. seeanlead
about $50.00, and that you exnect to place : 3
same in the market in December. threes eee wrcied,,

I should very much Lixe | to Wwe Clerarlereven eth”
secure the agency for this City as well as fe (le sonia
howe 4 eke

the state-rights.
& Ae Stents
; I am sure that I will be in a position to

GAN Gare
Give you as good results if not better, then ce

many others. of le net Le —— {or Cr,
Awaiting a favorable r, .
Quenth eat tee aa Cem sing

er Oboe,

I remain,
angst’ hac,
| buen § ae ey fer ae ae oe S,
| Loe. Zo ohne Ail ace
baolusteaak, witty, Gc)

aa Erte eh ae AP ,

yf } rm ; ? \

| CHAS. E. CRANE & COMPANY 4
201-203, 2400 FIRST AVE. SouTH
SEATTLE, U.S.A. ie
o

Seattle, fash. Nov. 1/11 ey ON BH
Thos. ‘4. Edison, ‘
‘Grange, Ned. \
Mr. D. Me Bhiss,C.k
Deer Sir:-
Enclosed we band ‘you description of our arc lamp and slide
machine for moving picture nork. Replying to yours of Sept. 20th, ne agree with
you ‘in ‘your statenent thet “Automatic Lamps have not been a success. so far with
¥.P. business”. The reason ‘is that efforts bave been confined to regulating the
arc when the current was G@iminished, which ‘is whet shovld not be done ‘if e per-
fect light ‘is to be -maintaineé ‘convinously. We set the carbons nechanically
at stated ‘intervals and centralize the are exactly with the candenser.
We can operate on ‘either direct ‘or alternabing for hours at a bime witbovt
any attention to the carbons ‘on the part ‘of the ‘operator, We reduce the work ‘in

a moving picture beoth so thet no aesisstant ‘is ‘required and give the operator

less work to preform then be now does with an assisstant to help him. With our
automatic projection of the slides,sit becomes profitable for a theater to accept
adverbising to the amount of 50.00 per week end the display of these slides
takes place autonetically when the operator shifts from films to slides and stops
nhen the film machine ‘is swung back ‘into foous for the succeeding film. Wein
this way utilize any moments heretofore lost. We entertain with colored slides
‘\pesting the eyes and pake our adverbiging relcome. It ‘is possible ‘in large cities

for the Pilm exchange to create a picture slide service ‘of the news of the day

-pefore,showing skides of Pires, sccidente,incidents,perades etc. rhich will become

}
an additionel ‘inducement for people to go nightiy to the m.p. theaters and ‘result |
(

‘in the same patronage bight after night

Thos. ‘A. Edison,2

‘It ‘is no uncommon thing to hear peopke say“I never go to picture theaters, 1
‘just can endure the flickering light” ‘And the:resvult:‘is that thousands do not go
the second time. Now the flikering light :no doubt ‘occurred when the assisstant
was left ‘in charge or the operator was pulling away on & cigerett. Yet the lose
to the theatrical business grows daily from people meeting these conditions. Fitn
our Light and ‘our daylight screen,all the objections are Gone away with. The person
with weak eyes needs fear the moving picture theater no longer. We will not punish

him while ‘in the theater or rben he again goes into daylight,for ‘our theater will

be bight and the change not so great. We will have'no flicker even if the assisstant

‘ig ‘in charge. This means many more people going to the theaters. ‘Again ‘it becomes
possible for the operator to handle phonograph music with ean Edison EFhonograph
doing anay with the cost ‘of a bum vianist end giving the people new records daily

for the same cost. Records from celebrated artists ‘in every class ‘of music.

Our machine ‘is built to hold any make of film machine.

Yours trol
Chey EA Gree
Pre Aonyelge OF

So.

mM. Per,
Cable lldiess Cititonrl Yorke”

Bi ganneene: :

Lhon CONS iA Cdus ON,
Qoange Nf ws 4, 1911

Wr added Laat Pi Re ee tA
Mr. S.°G. Warner, Ss YUL weele peuonltfre

e/o a colege of fhe City of N.UY., QZ

f Ch ° a !
Department o emistry rdw ot Let LO
Dear Sir:- oke We Lene ee ;

Replying ae mire of the Zlist ult.,

owe

regarding physicel experinent for moving picture
machines, Mr. Edison direets me to write you to

come overand see him next wendey Morning.

Yours wore. truly,

I Miller,

Mok SECRETARY. of

Nov. 4th, 1911

S. M. Hexter, Esq,
c.o S. M. Hextor & Company,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Dear Sir:-

Your favor of the lst instant is received, and in
reply would say that I have prodticed such a motion picture machine
as you mention, but we have not yet fully decided how we shall
market the same. We think of doing it through the Kodak stores.
However, we shall do nothing for a month or two, a& we are busy
getting ready to introduce the machine into public schools to

displace books and teach entirely by motion pictures.

Yours very truly,

re ee

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“Wre alah be neal =
lowe eo creat, oA

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nee

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as Peer (Clow

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New

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fee ] peel te bh

to rele &
354 Ogann -Vve, Brooklypa } Hey ” ots» he. I9Il. | 8

ud: ae oa we Unk ss. er
the Belarc ge hina

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Loe tee Le (. ole f_. bre Le ick da rnthew
Le pirteesee athens Ce Crete. Chere uy ad ey

Mr. oS Edison, a: Q- ih

Orange, ilaw Jarsav%. es

Daar Sirs~
™ o identify myself; plaass call to mind the man who sent

his name into you writtan on ao padpnd to whom you “0 lninead the
o made you late for lunctfrneping you

nev storage pattery, and yah

until after I P. Me
At this moment I do not just see my yey Glesr to join
forcas wi th gmail man to placa ‘Dpattary, and st is possible that the

ay to 59 at it doas not oecur to mé.
This does'nt mean that I would not take it up 4g ft sav

clearly tia mamesr of procadurt. You will parkaps remnanbar that
ny you did not hava & machina to pand pooks, also why

I asked you wh
4a machine for tie NOTIAS ,

and you said

geare was not a moving pictur’

jnsida of @ couple of nonths tere would be noth.
I would like to ba counted up jn some way jin the push-
the fore runner of the nav

jng of tha two very important novenents ,
method of aducation, which has alr? rady talen nold of the peopla put
they do not paalise it yaot, and I wonder Jf you vould let ma connest

vp with this, and talk with ne about Py out sone time?

HOME KINETOSOOPR.
Information obtained by J» We Fe on aif- |
ferent items in connection with the new ma-
ohine. :
Four new printers.
Mr. Blisswill try to heve one of the four
printers ready within four weeks from date.
Film Plant Production.
Mr. Thompson reports that four negatives ere
being put through thia week, and that twenty five prints
of each of the negatives will be ready by the end of
thie week for etocke
Fheostats.
Mr. Blige will arrange with Mr. Leeming to order | , :
100 of the rheostate, as per sample recently submit-
ged by the Cutler-Hemmer Co.
Trane formers.
Mx. Blige suggests purohesing 500 of the trans-
formers for alternating current, and will see lir.
Leeming in connection with the matter. !
Soreens.
When thie matter vas brought to the attention of
Mr. wileon, he suggested that instead of Dr. Green
verbally discuseing the matter with Mr. Leaning, that . |
a regular engineering notice cone tkrough regarding
the matter, and I have brought this matter to the
"attention of Mr. Bliss, who will handle it.

Car: Casea

The new sample ag made up by Mr. Geil, is
now ready, end he wili submit it to Mr. Leeming
so that estimates may be obtained from thure
eoncezna who have already figured on obtaining
a oontraat for this article.

Motion Pioture lenses.
PAA.

It was digonseed at yesterday's neeting
that an order for 1000 of the #4A Lenses should
be placed with Bangoh & Lomb Optical 0o., and
it was so oxdered. Mr. Wileon will send a

memorandum covering this point to Mr. Ieeming.

Alcohol Lemps.

(For use in connection with the
Nernet Lamp).

Mr. Blise states that these lamps were
worked out, and that Dr. Green had obtained
@ sample, ‘but was not satisfied with the same.
They are obtaining additional samples, from a
manufacturer, and we should get some information
in connection with the same within a week. .

Upon discussing this matter with Mr.
Leeming, he stated that we should receive
the first quantity of name plates by Nov.
20th, or thereabouts.

Generators.
Thie order was placed quite sometime ago,

a re

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‘and I underetend that the first deliveries are
due about Nov. 20th.

Laup Houses.

Thia- matter 4e now in the ‘heats. of Mrs, Gell,
and & senple delivered to: him ‘on Deas. 6th, As ‘wait=
ing for his epprovel aad. checking zp. Mrs Leeming.
hes. a: Letter from, Sherlow. Brothers, COs»: whioh:
explains the shtaation, ena” dnt whiton the’ harlow
' Brose, Coe, is waiting doit Satomabtion Po ‘thet
they. mey. ohange their order. ‘for. materiel ‘to ‘gone:
form with. the shenges nade ety the Lamp‘ ‘Howse, by
Mr. Gall. ee
‘Testing
. Mre ‘Thompson: requerted.: ‘thet he: have e new

the pson.

Mach tne for Xr’

chine for sage in ‘teat ing hie ‘tim to, determine
whether | “they. wore suitable for’ ttle: ‘various
forns of Lighting. ‘eutpnente’ “that” ‘are pron .
posed . for age on ‘the: nen. Home. Kinetceoopes :

Ag at de not advieable to. give’ him’ ‘one. of: the ©

‘gample machines meade, ‘by. ‘the: Laboratory, Mire. -
Gall suggested thet the “tke old: modele first:
maie be fixed: up" ae “one. of, thes were ute
ftotently, good Mire Mh puxpoge
in testing Hew hime: for. 88 on “the: Hoiwe 2 S. (
Kinetonoope,, ark’ ars, Wilson. ordered: that re

Gall. arrange to. complete: ‘the tH) ‘old machines |
ao that. ons, ‘of then could be, delivered * to. !

“Mri Thompson. for his’ EO. ae :
Nov. 6th, 122. JW

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Nov. 10th, 1911

Nx. Christopher Jensvold,
: Oswego, HN. Y.

Dear Sir:-
Your favor of the 7th instamt has been received,

and in reply I beg to say that we are now preparing to prom
duce the motion pictures for educational purposes, and ex~
pect to be ready some time this winter. When the times comes
we Will notify you and you c&én come Gorm here to see what we
havee

Yours very truly,

|
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p ; the Vdison film releases are always recognizable by that
mere!

intellectual atmosphere,so suggestive of tne guiding mind of
the'Wizard of Nenlo Park. In the last |. year she "dison

eer have resorted to every conceivable uplifting theme
in their determined purpose to constantly raise the artistic

,calibre of their productions. Some of the very best players

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aon,

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are to be found posing before the “dison cameras,among these

one Booth,a nephew of Wdwin,is prominent,while one of the pat@)

riarchs of the American stage is easily recognized in Robert : :

‘Brower whose portrayals indicate that he has thoroughly studied

the philosophy of the silent drama. At Lést one of the Fdison | ,
1

players in being watched with a view to stellar honors in Miss

“Mabel Trunelle who posreases that rare gift of simulating extre-

th without that exaggerative method so close to burlesque. —

rae

thoy Fate een
ee aS as a BP cy

fh ality :
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éd ue Gaa ds mak’:

FUATIWOR-BUTCDTNG
AoW YORIC

os ae ie Sy (s
Thomas A. Edison, Eeqe : (ye \ . Ly Jv
yaece Iabratorics , 2 s* A £3 &y e
range, N. J. uw \ AY

6 a a “

Dear Sir:

the Home Thrift Assooiation of New York

City naturally I am very interested in LU’ v
anything pertaining to progressive educa- 4
tional matters.

As a member of the Board of uae of wv an Pi 7. f

I am writing to ask you if you would be so xX yr a“ ff
Kind as to send me a card of admission to your ‘yp el
Exhibition of Educational Films which I un- Xx,
derstand you intend holding sometime in the Vv

near future. ue

Yours most sinoerely,
( DO fh
. a LL

Pu/J

State Civic Federation

Pre: mie Meee eee
» NS
Secretary,

Corres:

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The Modern Aistoric Records Association

INCORPORATORS
Justice Victor J, Dowling
Maj.-Gen, Frederick D. Grant, U.S.A.
Oswatd Garrison Villard
Dr. George F, Kunz
A. B. Hepburn
John Barrett
Melville E. Stone
Gen. Thos, H, Hubbard
Dr. William Milligan Sloane
Robert C. Ogden

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Joseph Edgar Chamberlain py 2 3 4 B pan
Col. David L. Brainard, U.S.A. P

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The National Arts Club, 14 Gramercy Park

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John Cotton Dana

INCORPORATORS
Herbert L. Bridgman
John DeWitt Warner
J, N. Larned
John Purroy Mitchel
Joseph Rowan
Dr. Smith Ely Jelliffe
Edward Hagaman Hall
Dr, Arpad G. Gerster
William T, Evans
Charles R, Lamb
Alfred A. Cook
George S. Johns
William MarionReedy
. 5. Van Westrum
Roger Foster
W. T. Larned
E. M. Cravath
Alfred H. Saunders

ag Louis Mansfield Ogden

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By the authority of scat of Directors, among whom is
Dr. George . Kunz, with whom I am communicating on the subject, I

wish to esk you if you will consent to the private exhibition

or dem-

onstration of some of the combination moving-picture and pnhonograph
records your compeny has recently taken of President Yaft. The den-
onstration desired would take place at the first meeting of the Iiod-
ern Historic Records Association, to be held on the evening of Satur-
day, December 9th, in the rooms of the Nationel Arts Club in Gramercy
Park. Phere will be present only ae small audience, chiefly composed
of a certain number of our incorporators, who, e8 you will see, include

some of the most distinguished men in New York.

Our purpose in

making the request is simply to provide an impressive demonstration of
the methods which the Association purposes to employ in obtaining re-
cords through the medium of the phonograph and the vhotographic plate,

to be preserved for the enlightenment of posterity.

There is nothing

commerciel in our undertaking, and your consent to use these records |
would in no way give them an objectionable publicity prejudicial to

your interests.
to deposit one of the films used on this occasion in a sealed

If it meets your views, we should furthermore like

concrete

box, which will be stored in the Tew York Public Library until such

time as we have a building of our own.

This demonstration would

unquestionably emphesize in & wey that no mere addresses could indicate
the importance of the vork which the Association has undertaken; and,

knowing your public spirit, we feel that you would be willing
your consent to this plen.

to give

If you will do so I shell immediately

communicate with the manager of your studio in Vest 43rd Street, and
make arrangements with him for the demonstration, subject to such condi-

tions as-you see fit to impose.

In this connection I should like to ask you whether
invention whereby nickel plates that absorb printer's ink are
for the leaves of a book is sufficiently perfected to enable
use of it in eny way. If so it would doubtless better serve
pose for some of the records we expect to take than any other
available. AS only about ten days will elapse before

your recent
substituted
us to make
our pur-
material.
the meeting,

I shall be greatly obliged to you if you will let me know et once if you

cen comply with our request.

Very truly yaurs, Vs TL ged.
(enc, } ; : Secretary of the M.H.R.A..

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| NOper>
To . col

he first meeting of the first Society ever
organized to provide a Living, History
of the times will he held at 85 celock PM on
December 9, toi1,at The National Arts
Club, 14 Gramercy Park, New York City.
THE MODERN HISTORIC RECORDS
ASSOCIATION ,employing, the inventions
of our age, purposes topreserve in imper’
‘ishable form the records of History, here’

- “Mofore ‘writon water,in order that future

Generations may Know the exact measure
of our wisdom and our ignorance, our
achievements and our failures. —o2o:

The Modern Hiftoric Records Affociation.

“HISTORIC RECORDS. | |
Supreme: Court. “Approves, In+
_ corporation of Association. .'
‘The ‘certificato of incorporation of’ tlio
Modern ’ Hiatorio.’ Records’ » Association
‘waa approved by Justice. Bischoff of. the
Supreme Court, “to-day... Tho | objects
of the association asset forth are: . |) -
ode ‘The « fromofion, , organization: and
ayatematization’ of the uso’ of* ‘modern
polontifio inventions,in:the preparation
and for the preservation ‘of ‘historical’
records for the benefit and enlightenment
of posterity. 6.3 ge
"9, The advocating of tho employment of
the photographic plate as the most durable
moana of preserving records: and doou-
mentas soy te te ft
+g: The employment of the phonograph
for the preservation of the yolce and words
‘of contemporary. oolebrities. °/).° 70:
* 4:"'The use of moving picture machines
for securing records of important ourrent
eventa “and ‘the ‘application of all other
suitable means: forthe purpose of -be-
queathing’to postority a vivid and many
aided record of tho life and'civillzation'of{
jthe day. !, we Fite tan hE
- 6) The erection of. suitable’. fireproof:
‘buildings for, the purpose of keeping and}
‘preserving euch records as shalt'be mado}
Yn conformity with the foregding objects.;
«6, The duplication of records.made for:
juse for educational purposes: throughout:
sthe countrys) Sr ts
: Tho ‘directors’ aro’-Alexahder -’Konta,
-Herbert L, Bridgman, George A. ‘Plimp-/
ton, Dr. George. F.: Kunz, Charles «R.:
tbamb;,John.G. Agar, and Joseph Rowan.!
‘The aagociation will make its headquarters,
at tho’ National Arts Club in. Gramoroy.;
Park, and its ‘first meeting will take place |
Jate'in:November. 8 Ro
“'The incorpbrators, who are prominont
jin the various professions and in busincss
life, include Justice’ Viotor ‘J.° Dowling,’
| Major-Gen. Fredorick D: Grant, U. 8.45.
Oswald Garrison ‘Villard, ‘Dr.’ George-F,
Kung, ‘A. B.,-Hepburn,. John, Barrett,
Melvillé EB: Stone, Gen: ‘Thornas'H. Hub-,
bard; Dr, William Milligan Sloane, Robert
©. Ogden, John:A. Agar, Dr, Molvil Dewy,
Alexander Konta,. Dr. Talcott: Williams,
Goorgd A. Plimpton,. Hamilton -IHolt,
Joseph Edgar Chamborlin,’ Col. David-L.
-Brainard, U,.8."A5"John Cotton Dana,
Herbert. Bridgman, -John .De Witt
Warner, iN. Larned: Jobe ‘Purroy'
Mitchel; Joseph Rowan,’ Dr. . mith “Ely:
Jolliffe, Dr:.Edward Hagaman Hall;Dr.!
.Arpad.;G, Gorater, William) ‘T; Evans;
‘Charles R. Lamb;-Alfred A. Cook, George:
8.. Johng,: William ;Marion -Reedy,: A. .8.j
. Van Wostriim, Roger Foster, W. T. Larned,‘
'E/M, Grayath, Charles F, Lummis, Arthur:
;Dillon, Justin: MoGrath, Alfr -Saun-\
St ‘Louis Mangfiel di 7
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ONS FOR!-POSTERITY, "|
“Phe ‘old.libol. that’ history, consists of |
i“ Hes agrecd upon “may. be.forever dis-:
proved !f thé plans‘for the founding of!
a ““ Modern: Historic: Records. Asaocl-
ation” are carried to. full fruition: “The
foundatjon’ principle of the association, 1
whose prime mover ls Nr. “ALEXANDER.
Konra, -lg the, solf-evident “fact :that
“Hght" and sound . waves never te.”
‘| Mr. Kona, ‘whose proposat/to treasure:
_| up. to‘a Ife ‘beyopid: lito upon’ films and
‘|:;wax, cylinders the very form‘ana pres:
‘sure of our ’modorn ctyilization’ has
‘|-won Instant approval, filed ‘{n-court.on’
:| Wednesday, the papers of incorporation:
|] of the new society. +,-. eee ae
‘| Everywhere in the ‘documentary evi-'
| dencé of past events 'is\contusion, ‘Their’
pictoriat records are defoctive, Descris-'
tions’ of historic . personages, mada
by the ‘old historiana_ and portraltists,|
rarely; agree ‘ind .are often. irreconctl-
“lable.” The ving volces of men ‘of past
. generations are ‘forever silenced. |. Nel-
| | ther‘we nor our children's ‘children can’
‘|near-the sound of Lincoun's' volce or
‘) gee Napotzon'in_action., But posterity,
in ity remembrances of things past may
summon back the volces:and the prom-.
‘Inent : figures, of, ‘this, and, succeeding
generations. Biase eS
} air./cowra has gathered: for his tine-
Feonquering enterprise ‘many associates
“whose namies‘should.be, and. will be, we
‘think, cherished: by. posterity. - Thoy are
‘brarians, ‘historians, Journalists, ;and
imen of ithe professions.” ‘They know
‘that. when. ‘Important documents /are
{missing, .whéh coplos of, the same Am:
iportant papets ‘contradict’ each’ ther,
twhen:chronielésof history sre, lost or
‘its episodes are unaccounted for, time
‘Is sot back andthe progress of mankind.
‘impeded. Print, the photographic
plate, the phonographio ,roll, and the
‘kinetoscopo have superseded the goose-
(aullied manuscripts of. the fallible copy:
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December 1, 1911,

Mr. Edison,~

The Sandy Hock Proving Ground. Gung are equipped
with registering apparatus to show the pressure generated
by the charge of powder, and the model velocity of the project=
ile, This 18 about all they are interested in, as far as pro-
jectile penetration etc. is concerned,

But wnat I do think would be very useful to them
would be a moving picture of the projectile after it leaves
the muzzle of the gun, and up to the point of striking, We
could squip a moving picture machina with a telephoto lens,

‘and by placing the m achine behind and above the guns, we would

get an excellent photograph of the vrejectile as i+ goes
through the ajr and lands by or through the targeta, I i
think xe could work up a business with the Ordnance of the
Army and Navy bath, whereby all Ordnance tests would te
recorded by 2 moving picture, :

If you think well cf this suggestion, I will take it
Up e :

M. R. HUTCHISON,

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Denr Mr. Edison; i
I would te crateful if you crm unve sent th ne, for :

editorial reference, a cory of the stotenent of your plan for

campaigning wi.ieh you explained to President Watt lust week and

vy wiiich ne might be seen anu heard in many cities simulvaneo.s-
ly without leaving the Wnite House.

Yours very truly,

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JOHN HAYS HAMMOND, PAESIORNT FRANK TRUMBULL, ViCck-PAESIDENT FRANK A. VANDERLIP, TREASURER M, TAYLOR PYNE, SECRETARY i

NORTH AMERICAN CIVIC LEAGUE FOR IMMIGRANTS

New Yorx—New Jersey Committee

MEMBERS 127 MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK—TrLepHone 8810 MavisoN 80. MEMBERS
MAB; CAROLINE: ALEXANDER 174 GRAND STREET, JERSEY CITY—Tecernone 094 J. Cc, AORLORAT HOOE
JOBCPH T. ALLING MIS6 ANNIE MORGAN
Gia CORNELIA: BRADFORD 837 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING, BUFFALO Feouaw ducay
D. CHAUNCEY BREWER 539 MERCANTILE BUILDING, ROCHESTER MAB, FREOERIC 8, PRATT
SIONCY M, COLGATE J. DYNELEY PRINCE
A, ©, GOODYEAR SECRETARIES M, 4, PUPIN
JOHN ALAN HAMILTON Miss GRACE E, J, PARKER, GENERAL SECRETARY . M, TAYLOR PYNE
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND ALEXANDER CLELAND, NEW JERSEY BECRETARY HENRY L. STIMSON 1
KOWARD J, HANNA JOHN DANIELS, BurFFALo BECHETARY PAUL M, BTRAYER
MRS, HELEN HARTLEY JENKING H. H, WHEATON, ROCHESTER SECRETARY FRANK TRUMOULL
Mi9B FRANCES A, KELLOR FRANK A. VANDERLIP

FELIX WARBURG

pam eaiey NEW YORK, 4th December 1911

Mr. Thomas A- Edison
Llewellyn Park
Orange, New Jersey

Hy dear Mr. Edison - ‘

I am sending you, under separate cover, ;
a copy of the report I have submitted to the men-
pers of my Committee on the recreation experiment,
which in a measure is confidential,-and you will
gather from this that a moving, moving-picture
show is a possibility though I do not think any
one else has attempted to run an entertainment at
a different place every night with one equipment
and 1ls0 that the combination of recreation and
instruction we endeavored to give the foreign
working-men met with a hearty response on their
part.

I feel we are greatly indebted to you for
the excellent machine which stood the hard service
so well and received the most complimentary criticism
wherever we went.

I hope the fact that you enabled us to
give so much pleasure to the laboring men 6n the
City Aqueduct had something to do with the pleasure
you derived from your own vacation.
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Yours cordially,

(iss) FMD

Secretary,/ Education Committee. | :

po ee Co

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RECREATION
ON THE
CITY AQUEDUCT

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RECREATION FOR THE AQUEDUCT CAMPS.

At the May meeting of the General Committee, the
Education Committee was instructed to make an experiment of
carrying on a series of entertuinments to a cirouit of
fifteen camps on the City Aqueduot, with Valhalla as a center,
to consist of moving pictures, short lectures of an educational
nature with lantern slides, and music. This to be tried ona
basis of a small charge of two or three cents admission to
determine whether such entertainments could become self-sup-
porting.

A map was made showing the location of the fifteen
Camps, and a letter sent to the seven contractors controlling
them asking for permission to give tho entertainments, the
number of men at work, the posnibility of using a building
and permission to tap their electric wirese The letter also
Stated that it was our intention to make a pmall charge for
admission to the entertainments. Cordial replies were received
from three contractors giving the desired informatione One
contractor who made no reply we found had sublet three of his
five contracts; another contractor had gone into the hands
of a receiver and the other two simply failed to reply. No
comment was made by any of the contractors to the matter of

an admission charge.

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There was no suitable building at any of the camps, ex-
cept at Valhalla, so the entertainments have beon held out

of doors everywhore else.

Equipment. -

Steps were taken to secure the necessary equipment and
the Committee was extremely fortunate in receiving the most
expensive part as giftse Mr. Thomas Edison presented Miss
Morgan with a new Model "B" Edison Moving Picture Lantern with
slide attachmont and all necessary parts. Notwithstanding the
hard usage in moving from oamp to camp, the machine has =. ;
given splendid service and met with pruise from every one who
saw it.

Mr. Arthur Williams presented a fine Victrola ina
case and has supplied us with a good assortment of records

and all the needles wa needed. <A horse and wagon were rented

by the month and a canvas enclosure, soreen and supports
were purchased. An operator and a young man to take care
of the horse, assist in setting up the equipment and help
the operator were engagede Here again we were indebted to |
Mr. Arthur Williams, who has most generously paid the operator's :
salary for the entire time of the experiment. | |
Two things originally planned were not: carried out. ;
The idea was to get some daylight attachment, in order to have

an entertainment in the afternoon, but though several so called

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"daylight machines" wore investigated, none of them proved
satiofactory. With one exception whan invited to demonstrate
the mochine under the conditions we would meet, the partias
who owned the “daylight machines" acknowledged that some cover
was absolutely nocesuary, for while the machine can be used
in a bailding, they would not be proof against the light of
the sun. One firm successfully tootad a screen which showed
a perfect picture in the sunlight, but it necessitated a cover
over the sereen, machine and operator, and the second time
4t was tried, the operater wan overcome by the heat, for the
gover shut out the air ag well us light, It was, therefore,
nea@usary to abandon the daylight entertainments until such
time as a satisfactory machine can be founde Theo visits to
the canpe soon showed thet there would be comparative fow idle
people during the afternconne When the work is done under
three shifts, two vhifts are at work uring the afternoon, the
shifte working from & oe me to 4 pe me, snother from 12 n. to
8B pe Me, the third working from 5 pe me to 4 te Me, = thaeree
fore, tvo-thirds of the mon are at work during tho day and
only one-third after eight at night =~ so the attendances at the
afternoon entertainments would be comparatively small.

The other point abandoned waa the lecturer. Tha
original idea was to have a man who could speak Italian and

a Slay dialect go around to act as manager and lecturor. It

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It was impousible to soouxa the combination of languages we
wanted ond a trip through the comps to ave how far Ttnléan
would ve useful showed that outaide of Valhulla, there wore

no great nunbor of Itulians, except at Blaksslace At one
entertainment whore there vas an audience of two hundred,
there were eight nationnlitios represented in varying numbers.
It was thought best te stick to simple English spoken slowly
nnd trust to the lantern slides to convoy what was lost in a
jJaok of knowledge of the languages Tho Seoretary made the
experiment und thinks from the xttention paid and interest

shown that the men got a good dgale

proprass =

A start was mude June 19th and the oxpariment carried

on for szighty-cevon dayGe

Fourtoen camps were visited anid the antertainmonts

given a follows: -

Camps Timeu. Attendange. Recoiptse
Valhalla 15 2166 856046 |
Pionher 6 413 3058
Blakeslea 5 1748 28.00
Bradley 5 742 9046
Elmsford 5 298 4205
Bonner 4 292 6.09
Bolton 3 186 1.05
Rast View 3 172 141
Giyndon 3 633 5042
Coleman 2 30
Columbus 2 107 1012
Filmore a
Hillside i
Hunter's Brook i

6875 $120.63

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TOTAL

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Kear Lake was in the original list of camps, but while
work is going on, there was no camp, the men all living at
Glyndon, which was in walking distanoe.

On reaching Camp Rimore, we found that the original
contractor had failed and another firm were taking over the
work, but they had no slectrical connedtions.

At Hillside the Oamp Manager said he would prefer our
not giving the entertainment there - they vere buying their
electricity from another camp and did not know if they vere
equipped for the additional current our machine would draws
Also he feared the ontertainment would keep men fron going
to work on the night shift.

We found the same opposition at Camp Coleman, though
we were allowed to give the ontertainment the firet time.

The work at Hunter's Brook had been abandoned, the
tunnel on which they wero working thore had caved in three
times and it was thought best to work from the other end, so
the week we went there all the men had been transferred to
Glyndon, and instead of finding a camp of one hundred and fifty
as were reported fram the Water Board that week, the deserted
camp was in charge of a watchman.

The first time we visited Camp Columbus, the entertain-
ment was given with satisfaction to about two hundred peoplo.
On the second visit there was a good audionee and the anter- |

taimment started, but before one reel of films had been run off

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the fuse blew out in the power housee This was repaired by our
man and a second attempt made, but with a repetition of the
accident and the chief electrician explained that ap the work
in the tunnel extonded more lights were used and additional
shacks had been built, so his dynamo was worked to its full
capacity and he did not think we could run an entertainment
successfully until they got a now machine, so this camp had to
be abandonede

The question of making a charge for admission met
with opposition everywhere at first, with the exception of Valhalla.
The camp bosses invariably said they had received instructions
not to allow anyone to go into the’camps and sell to the men as
contractors had been criticised for the men being overcharged.

On nearly all the camp gates there was a sign - "No peddling allowed"

and we were at once putin that classe In spite of the letter which -

we had sent to all the contractors outlining the objeot in giving
the entertainments, the men on the ground thought that we were
either advertising something, had something to sell, or wanted

to preach to the mene It seemed best on the first trip around
to agree to everything and simply have the moving pictures and
music. After that, with one exception, Camp Bolton, we were
allowed to pass the hat,, the camp bosses all acknowledging that
the entertainment was well worth a charge for admission and the

men would doubtless be glad to pay, but in the face of their

anstructions, the only thing they could do would be to allow us

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to pass the hat, as anything the men gave would then be a voluntary

contribution, which no one could critioisee The question was

discussed with Commissioner Chadwick and his advice was to follow

the line of least resistance this year.

The fact that no charge was made worked to our advantage .

in three camps, as the men were boarded and lodged and the horse

stabled free of charge. The pest of everything was at our

_ disposal and our woicome most cordial.

It proved utterly impossible to put up the enclosure-
at the oleotrioal connections, we had to sot
g which often faced the camp thorough-

The enclosure

In most camps, to g
the machine olose to a pudidin

fare, which an enolosure would have obstructed.

required over twenty uprights driven into the ground and in many

places the ground was so rooky and uneven that it would have been

extremely difficult to set it upe
After tho first trip the most cordial feeling was

shown to us in most the camps; the eleotricians were ready to

assist in making the connections and everyone eager to lend a hand

in unloading the wagone The difference in our reception on our

first visit to a camp and the last was very marked and speaks well

for the tact and good nature of the young men in charge of the

entertaimmentse The attitude of a colared woman at one of the

campe shows this plainly. - There we
and one colored in this camp and noticing that the colo

re only two women, one Polish

red woman

remained on the poroh ef the house, where she could not see the

entertainment or hear the music, and thinking she might feel timid

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about mixing with the men who had crowded around the music-bos,
the Secretary went and asked her if she would not Join her and
go to see the moving-pictures. Her reply was, "No thank you, I
won't bother, the show can't umount to much coming round the
country in a little wagon." On the occasion of our last visit
to that camp, this same colored womun was most profuse in her
regret that wo would not be around again; if we would just come,
she would clear out the boarding house dining-room for us, if
it was too cold to sit out doors; the shows were the nicest
things that had ever happenod in the camp and if we could not
come up during the winter, she surely did hope we would begin
coming round early in the spring so we would get round often
before their contract was finished in hunts

The need of wholesome entertainment, particularly
in the more isolated camps, was shown by the following incident,
which we hope is not of frequent occurence but serves to show
that the old saying that"Satan finds mischief for idle hands
+6 dd, still holds good und that he has not overlooked the camps.
The work is done on an cight hour basis and when the men quit
work at four or five O'clock, even after getting their ow
suppex and several board, wo do not have this duty to fill in
the time, there is a good deal of leisure and gambling is about
the only diversion in which the men can indulgee On reaching
one of the more isolated camps on tho third trip, more than

ene of the men remarked they were so glad we had come along that

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night, as they were all "feeling bad*. We learned that the night
pefore one of the camp men, who had quite a sum of money on his

person, had gone to a little road~house outside of the camp and

, got into a game of cards with some mone When they saw how much

money he head they made an effort to take it from hime As he
showed fight, one of them struck him with a pick, going through
his skull and fastening him to the floor. The men took his

money and got awaye Ws the rev was outside the camp, the authori-
ties there professed to know nothing of the occurrence and tha
police were noncommittal, while the camp men were full of it and
the story with all the details as to the man's name, work, the
money he had, eta., was repeated to us by several different men,
v0 there can be little doubt as to its truth.

At the first entertainment it took a good deal of
persuasion to get an audiencee In one small camp where the
majority of the mon were Croatians and Blovaks, they were afraid
to come near enough to see onything and the cook had to be
urged to see what was going to happen, then the machine was
stopped while he explained to the crowd that had congregated
about a quarter of a mile away that there was nothing dangerous
and coaxed them to come near. This timidity on the part of
people who were working under compressed air in a tunnel was
rather amusing. At another camp, composed largely of darkies,

the men on the first visit absolutely refused to leave a game

of craps to come to see the pictures, while on the last trip at

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that camp, it was difficult to close the music~-hox at half past
eleven, though ovory record had been played at least twice and
some of them five timese

Tho usual procedure was to reach the camp about
Live o'clock aaa make the electrical connections and set up
the equipment before duske Immediately after the men had finished
their supper, they would gather around the Victrola and listen
to the music until it was dark onough to see the pictures. The
different nationalities soon learned what records we had of
their national music and aaked for the pivces by name ~ in somo
camps joining in singing with the Victrola.e, The darkios were
perhaps the most enthusiastic about the music and then the Italians.
fhe dance music was enjoyed most by the Russians, and rather to
our surprise, the comic songs in English were apparently unders
stood and enjoyed by the foreigners as well as those understanding
English. An Italian greeted our last trip to his camp with the
inquiry - "Moving pidh tonight?" And on being answered in the
affirmative, added - "Got any rags, any bones,” - the nume of one
of the comic song records. The Vietrola was a greater success in
the small camps than in the largo, but that is partly explained
by the sound not carrying over the larger audience. On one or two
occasions when rain prevented the out-door entertainment, the .
Vietrola was taken into the largest available room and dancing and

singing indulged in by the mene Several of the camp bosses,

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seeing how much enjoyment the men got out of the music inquired
the cost of a machine and took the names of our records and said
they were going to ask the contractors to furnish one for their
camp for the men to enjoy during the winter when it was dreadq
fully lonely up in the campse The Victrola was a good intro}
duction on our first visits and the entertainments would have
heen tome without ite An almost weird impression was given by
driving up to a oamp at dusk and hearing one of Caruso'’s songs
breaking the country stillness, or the darkies voices chanting
the old Southern songs, before you actually came ¥pon the camp,
or saw the audinnce seated on the ground. While the audience
was quiet during the music and lecturos, thio was not the case
during the moving pictures - there was usually a running comment
both in English and foreign languages. One Irishman was very
witty and constituted himself showman and seomed to give as
much pleasure to those who could not understand him, as those
who did. One of the most pleasant things we noticed was the
good nature and kindness the differont nationalities showed
each other ~ while they usually lived in separate shacks, when
they came to the entertainments, thore seemed to bo the nicest
kind of spirit towards each other; the men seeing that the women
got something to sit on and one nationality giving way to
another in having the music played, though they would guy wach
other with such Somments as "Guinea music no good", etce Tt was
@ pleasure to see the interest the men took in any children in

the camp. - The only child ina Samp largely colored was a white

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headed little Pole who could just toddile and she was passed from
one colored man to another and could be found sitting on somo
darky's knee, in their shacks, wating her meals with them though
they united in saying she was “spil't and mbghty sassy".

In another camp w Hungarian boy undor two years
was pointed to with pleasure and it was noticed that all the men
would give him their cigarettes or pipes to take a puff - this
to his ovidont satisfaction. On questioning the Hungarian

mother she said he never got a whole cigarette and the little

he did get was good for his lungse On boing questioned as to
whether the men were not cqually generous in supplying him

with boer, she acknowledged that he got some, not enough to

make him drunk ~ just enough to make him strong, and she showed
with pride how big and well he.vas and said he had never had a day's
sickness and had nearly all his toeth. She thought American

babies would be much mora healthy if they wero given a little

beer and winee

Our visits became gala nights for the whole camp.
Knocking at the door of one of the family houses, which was
farthest from the entertainment field, one night to inquire if
they knew we were going to give the entertainment, the head of
the house proudly trotted out five children and an infant in
arms, all dressed in their best and polished to the greatest
degree of clenantiness, and informed us they would be along just

as soon as his wife got on her best dress and that every one

of them had money for the hat. That we might have been unable

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te appreciate this token of respect to the entertainment, as it
was held in the dark, never seomed to have ocourred to hime

On the educational value of the moving picture;
film for camps, I am decidedly skepticale - That the good films
offer wholesome racreation and that some point a good moral
is undoubted, but when the moral point is the olimax the whole
film is usually sentimental and all such scenes were greeted by
the mon with laughter and ridioulee Ono reel called "Her Son",
depicting the devotion of a widow to her son and their enstrange-
ment as he became provperous with a final reconciliation, might
have been the most absurd “comic” if' one were to judge by the
comments and pealse of laughter with which it wan receivede All
&he films of thio type, - “The Vayward Daughter", "The Reformed
Drunkard", "The Angel of the Slums", etc., produced apparently
to make people think, were turned into ridicule by the mone The
purely sentimental films with love acenes, tho men did not seem
to understand at all and they were certainly least liked. The
films called "educational" vere received with interest when the
subject came within the scope of the men's understanding at all.
"Hunting Sea Lions in Tasmania" was absolutely beyond them.
“Shooting the Rapids in Japan", one man remarked might equally
well apply to Canada, or a dozen other Places besides Japan. The
pictures of their own country and the life they know, were
perhaps enjoyed most of all, though even these the men said were
exaggerated in many respects. After these, the films of Western

life and full of action were those most enjoyed.

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Whilo/wore extremely fortunate in getting special attention ;

at the General Film Exchange through an introduction from Mre
Arthur Williams, and on the whole got very good films, it was
utterly impossible to arrange for any partioular set of films
for given datese From lists of twenty films asked for two weeks
in advance, sometimes we would only get two, the others cither
not having been returned or returned in such bad shape they
could not be sent out againe Renting films is a gamble at

best and it was only through the interest of Mr. J. J. Unger
that we got the good films we showede In this connection I may
say, without any spirit of boasting, that everywhere we went we
were told that the entertainments given were the best they had
ever seen: = The films were good, the pictures unumally clear

in color and there was less flicker on the screene Of course,
we were fortunate in having an excellent machine and ifr. Marthai,
the operator, took a special pride in the care of it and in :
having the films in good order so thore should be no breaks, or
skipping of the picturee Having the pictures out of doors may
have had something to do with the clearness of the color as we
fancied we did not get quite as good results in the school at
Valhalla as we did in the camps out in the open air with the same
films. The entertainments got quite a reputation outside of

the camps; as the wagon passed from camp to camp the farm people
would call out to know where; we were going and at most camps
there were quite a sprinkling of farm wagons loaded to their

Sapacity, buggies and even automobiles in addition to the camp

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audiences. On our last visit to Camp Blakeslee, four automobile
parties joined us, two of them having come over from Ossining
where I was told there are two moving picture theatrese lr.
Blakeslee was very enthusiastic about the quality of tho en~
tertainnents.

Tho illustrated talk which gave most satisfaction
was the one on the work of the aqueducte. Commissioner Chadwick
of the Board of Water Supply very kindly lent us a number of
excellent slides and these were supplemented by some we had made.
The men were very much pleased and interested « many of them had
no conception of the work beyond their own contract ~ and the
different camps and the progress made on the work gave rise to a

good deal of discussion. The Pictures of the camp hospitals

gave a good opportunity to Speaking of sanitation and the nocessity |

of all to cooperate in protecting the watershed, partioularly
in the Croton District. One bright Italian's conversation
was typical of several <« "Ludy, where you: learn all about the
aqueduct? Do you go to all those places?4 "No, but the aqueduct
is said to be the finest piece of engineering undertaken by any
city and New York People are proud of ite™ "Y did not know
it was so big = I am glad I work on such a good Jobe I did not
know about the water running into Croton and then to New York ¢
I just thought camp boss and doctor old cranks about throwing
out slopse®

Unfortunately we were unable to get eny slides on
farming and its possibility. Mr. Bower of the New York Central

said they would not have any until next Season. Rr. Fullerton

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promised to lend us some ag soon as he could spare them, but

the promise never materializede The slides thun can be found
on farming usually depict Western conditions with much machinery
and numberless horses, which would discourage rather than
encourage the laboring men to take up farming.

How far the talk on Anerioun history, brought in
py the Fourth of July holiday, was understood, it is difficult
to saye The men were quict and attentive, but there was no
enthusiasme

It ip rataer difficult to prepare a talk that will
suit all the camps and it is necessary to adapt what you want
to say té your audience - av ons Scamp will be largely colored
men and the very next one, a variety of foreignerse

The visits to the camps enabled up to see the liv-
ing conditions pretty closely and we were ugreeably surprised in
most cases at the care and interest of the contractors. Whore
there was a boarding-house, the cooking and food were usually
good, in one or two instances, better than the average summer
poarding-house and in every case better than the living of the
furmers in tho vicinity of the camppe Where there were no
poarding-houses, the food purchased at the commissary was always
good and for the things wo bought, no higher than in the city
or surrounding villages. Bread in two placos, made in the camp
bakery of Pilisbury's Best Flour, cost seven cen$s for an
Italian loaf that selis in New York for ten centse Sugar was

pought at less than New York prices. We did not hear of the

men being obliged to buy at the commissary. Where the prices

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seomed high, they wore for things the laborers did not use and
often perishable, such as bitter. One commissary man said he
could not remember ever huving sold butter to an Italian, they
used ofl which was good and reasonabio in price. One mun
remarked that the commissary was obliged to keep his place clean
and the village store was not, end that when it came to cloth-
ing, the stock in the village had beon thera for years, while
the commissary had fresh things, theix trade was s0 certaine
One of the amusing things was tho loyalty the men and bosses showed
to their camps and contractors. Fach camp thought theirs was
about the nicest camp and the pest lot of men along the linoe
In only one instance did we find a disgruntled man, who thought
the men ought to have better quarters, some furniture, etc,
and was chewing tobaceo and spitting on the floor all the time
he was talking to use The things we saw to criticise wore
usually more the ignorance and fault of the men than the
contractors, such for instance as the men sleeping in their
clothing - one man was seen asloep in bed with even his cap
and boots on during the warm weather in Julye

The visits to the oamps made it possible for us
to arrange to send illustrated, papers.and magazines for the use
of the men during thevinter. We found in every camp a man who
agreed to distribute what we would send and also learned what
languages would be most useful in such oampe On stating the case

te the officials at the New York Public Library, they agreed

to send us from time to time the magazines which were in good

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condition when withdrawn from the Library's Reading Roomse A
large box was sent to Valhalla and every week a package up to
the mailing limit (four pounds) is being sent to each camp. The

camp superintendents all thought these magazines would be

greatly appreciated during the long winter evenings and in bad

weather when the men are unable to worke

Zinances.

The financial statement shows that the experiment
has cost $98q. 41, exclusive of the equipment which was presented
to use The receipts of $120.63 really show nothing, owing

to our being unable to make a fixed charge at the campse Under

the same conditions, I doubt whether similar entertainments
could be made self-supporting, but if an equally good entertain-
ment could be given with some modifications as to circuit and
equipment, in the larger camps expenses might be mete

fhe oxperimont demonstrated clearly that moving,
moving-picture: entortainnents are possible, though we could
not hear of any one who had tricd the experiment of giving en-
tertainments at a different place evory nighte

That the entertainments wore greatly appreciated
by the men and with three exceptions by those in charge of the
camps, and created a friendly spirit not only amont the laborers,
put with those in charge towards the labororse

That entertainments ouch as we gave would ':-
break into the monoply now enjoyed by the saloon for utilizing

the ments abundant leisure and enlarge their ideas both in an

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educational and purely recreational waye

Recommendations: _~

In carrying out pimilnr experiments another year,

I would suggest a much smaller circuit of camps ~- nob more than

five for each equipment, to be visited on fixed days overy weeke
If the weather or any accident prevents giving the entortaine
ment, the camp entitled to it will have to lose it and the next
camp be visited on ite regular daye If oniy one circuit of

five cunps can be covered, I would recommend selecting the

camps farthest from the citicss.

I would recommend an. automobile truck rather than
a horse and wagon for transportation. The horse was a problem
everywhoru; in some camps the stuble room was used up to its
utmost vapacity, and in most cases for mules, and the introduction
of a strange horse caused a good deal of vonfusione Whon the .
horse was tethered out in the open he invariably broke the
halter und got loose owing probably to the insects and strange
sounds of the working muchinerye The expense of stubling the
horse on Suturday and Sunday would be climinated with a care
the roudo leading to the camps were usually disty and badly
cut up and in many places the hauling was over rocky, nilly
roadse On one occasion the horse was overcome by the heate rt
required the greatest care to keep it in good conditione

I cannot close the report on this experiment with-

out expressing our appreciation of the courtesy that was shown

us at most of the camps by those in charges In some wo were

not allowed to pay for anything, meals, lodging or stablings

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In the mojoritys ploaping quarters were found for the two young
men and wverywnere the electricians vere most obliging and help=-
fule AS the nature of our visits became understood, the recept=

tion we received becams most cordial and we dg not think there
is anything Dut the most kindly foeling at the camps where the

entertainmonts were givens

In this connection, I wont to uxpress my appreciation
of the good work and unfailing good-nature ef the young mon we

employed, Ueserv. Marthai and Frosch. The pleasant feeling

eat measure to their tact

shown to us in the camps is due in & gr

und ability to adapt themselves to the necessity of the oacasion,

which at times were far from idcale They never spared then-

selves, working often late at night and under uncomfortable

conditions to give pleasure to the camp people. Driving a

heavy wagon along hot, dusty roads by day} unloading; getting up

an equipment; giving an entertainment; sleeping and eating in

a aifferent camp every night, called for 4 spirit of endurance

and good-nature we were fortunate to be abuo to command and whioh

earned my appreciation and respect.

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RECEIPTS

Mra. Huntingdon $ 500.00

| Ur. Axthur Williams 180.00 |
Ur. Ve Everebt Macy 100.00 R. 4
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EXPENSES

Equipment = horse, wagon, enclosure,
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Bupplies - pa slides, carbons, \
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Beryice = operator and assistant 287-50 | | |
Traveling expenses and board 104.49 !
Sundries « express on films, etce 33. 83904

BALANCE § 61.22

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Dear Sir, Os rs i (uarl4

May I ask you to kindly review my A to your laboratory recently when we

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disoussed the matter of your new pioture machine and educational films for the
Australian market. You were under the impression that the public school systems of
Australia and New Zealand were governed in a way analagous to the public schools of
the United States and would have to be similarly exploited. But my impression to the
contrary has now been fully confirmed from the highest colonial authorities. In every
Australian state there is a minister of education who is a member of the cabinet and
who is supréme throughout the entire state, he local school boards being subordinate.
For example,in New South Wales the minister of education passes on every innovation
in the curriculum of. the stateschools ak tho education officeg in Sydney. If any new
feature is favorably considered ,it might be tentatively introduced in a few selected
schools in Sydney ,and if successful there its scope would be oxtonded throughout the
state. The work of your representative is thus simplified ,and is limited to the ad-
ministration heads at the capitals of the five states. One effioient man can thus
readily cover the entire territory. I am an Australian,I know the country and am
positively guaranteed the most influential personal introductions to the department
heads of the states. I should be an ideal man for such work ,and fortified with my zeal
for sideere pertaining to education and I am prepared to go to Australia on your ex-
olusive business if you see your way clear to an carly territorial arrangement with
me. My credentials from the antire export trade are the highest you can desire.
Awaiting your esteemed reply,I an

Yours faithfully,

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Dear Sir; Ww NES = ef]

phonograph and moving picture machine in which the phonographic
record is indented on the photographic film thus maintaining
perfect step between the picture and sound. See enclosed sketch.

In view of the fact that you have made such
extensive experiments with both of these devices and as you have
the facilities for carrying:out:such experiments, I would like
to know what you think of this combination and whether you
would desire to experiment along these lines.

Trusting that I may hear from you in the near
future, I am

Very truly yours

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fie editor of Bhe World today
asks me to uscertain from you whether it is
true, a& reported in the nevspapers, that next
Friday you are to give an exhibition at vour
lsboretory of educetional moving pictures, If’
s0, he wants me to attend and write an article
about it for the marazine,

Twill thenk rou if you will let
me know,

Yours @ruly,

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Mr. Thomas Edison,

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Dear Sir:-
In the newspaper despatches we yt that you have @ conm-

bined photographic and phonographic machine.

Por some time we have advocated to the members of the bar
‘the use of such a machine in the trial of court actions. As court. 2
procedure is now conducted a written record on an appealed neae ,
goos before the Appellate Court. Judges in the use of language while
charging a jury may defeat a litigant by stress or emphasis, by smile
or covert temper but the written record as taken by the ehPuee eres,

reveals nothing that challenges reversal by the Appellate: Court.

Gestures also on the part of courts. in delivering charges have an

important bearing upon the decisions rendered py juries which acts

do not show in the written records. The appearances and conduct

of witnesses on the stand and the manner and conduct of attorneys

while trying cases are never actually mown to the Judges of the Ap-

peal Courts because they having nothing to guide’ them but the print-

ad record.
We should like to receive from you a description of your in= |

strument & nd we would be glad to advocate its use by courts to the |
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end of serving the true ends of justice better than the. paelaerns
methods now in use in describing court procedure.

J.0.Me , . Very truly yours,

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B,LSINGLEY, OFFICES: :
PRESIDENT. :
WEHOSLER, NEW YORK,NY.
VICE PRESIDENT, UPA 7 EO wa
S.LHARF, GI New E' PENNSYLVANIA, PORTLAND,ORE.
SECRETARY” TREASURER. p >| - oe TORONTO, CAN,
F.M.WALRATH, LONDON, ENG,

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA.

ASSISTANT TREASURER.
CABLE ADDRESS’ evuKo™

Dec. 12, 1911.

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ur. Thomas A. Edison, gett dks ale.
West Orange, N. J. love MWrcertelwwine Pert” ne

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Myrdear Sir: we oehabt, =. ou =~

: To explain the fabject of this ee er twill be be
necessary to write somewhat at Tone t hs

Mee Ua Coane
For the past six years we cafeese a system of

visialinstruction that fits into any cotrse of study, by
using a stereograph for the study period and duplicate lan- bi-7
tern slides for recitation and review work. The circulars J

enclosed will give you a little idea of the plan. On page . s

#4 you.will note a class of educators that are responsible .

for this work. There iS ‘a teaching guide that goes with

the set. Two and one-half years ago we had all ready but

this guide. We then prepared one temporarily to test out

the system and it proved a success far beyond our expecta- i

tions. When I was sure thet we were on the right track I. |

put ea few salesmen on the road and sold just enough through- |

out this country to different schools, in order that we |

might give the system a test. |
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At the same time, two and one-half years ago, I
took up the thought of adding moving pictures to this system.
Two Weeks ago I completed the plan. The question in my
mind at present is just what arrangement we Should make in
the way of having a moving picture projector and m-chine
made, and also of the use of a camera. Having seen many
times in the papers of your prediction that the moving pict-
ures would .. come more and more in use in the schools, ectc.,
and since we have the system worked out, it may be well for i
us to have a conference on this subject. We have the system |
worked out and the selling organization well in hand and you
have the camera and the machine to show the films. If you |
are sufficiently interested to look up references, we would i
refer you to the First National Bank, President Wi. H. Craw- |
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PLAN CORREOT, depends ae having the complete set.
o extensive and compre-
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‘The teachers and pupils are de- than twenty different standpoints
lighted and novor bofora have wo had |™ake nee letures do the sorvico of
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THE LIBRARY. THE MIND OF THE OHILD.

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THE MOST USED BEOTION or |THE SANE WAY TO APPROACH |
D. 0. Ridgloy, Prof. of Geography, Iil.|P. E. Marshall, Supt. of Schools, Sher- ; i
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paraphernalia used with the large Projecting Kinetoscope
will be in use to-morrow evening at Mehtodist Episcopal
church of Orange.

This compelled a change at Orange High
School and Mr. Thompson has rushed through prints of the
following subjects, which I think will make a very sat-
isfactory demonstration of the Home Kinetoscope. Mr Chand-
ler has been advised and is satisfied.

Zoological Gardens, Bronx Park.

Life in U. S. Army.
Niagara Falls.

Launching of Battleship Rivadavia.

Brockton Fair and Horse Show.

The above for your information. I also
have an important demonstration for Saturday morning at the
Teachers College of Columbia University. Invitations
have been sent out by the College and we will have about 200
educators present. Will exhibit the same films as at

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Dear Sir:
Refering to your conversation on the 7th inst in regard to
educational series of moving pictures.
A total eclipse of the sun woul#@ be an excellent subject. T expect

to be in Washington in January and can get from the Neval Observatory

all data to enable me to make an accurate working model. Tne Observatory
jas good photogranhs of three eclipses in which the image of the Sun is
about 4-1/2 inehes in diameter. (made with lenses about 40 feet focal ;
length)
It vould be impossible to get results except with a model as the

image of the Sun would be too smell. T pelieve I can make 4 model that

would satisfy any expert.

If this anpneals to you T will get the photographa if vou let me knov.

Taney will probably cost me nothing, but I may have to make prints myself

from ebout 18 negatives.

Very truly yours,

LL, M, b Gan dhs

i My address will be as follown:
i vntil Jan.5.. 160 Chestnut Street, Cambriége A, Mass.
Jan.6~- Jan.20, 1743 Corcoran Street, Yashington, D.C.

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He Seg, “iy
Mr. Farrell: :
As decided in our moetif~g this morning, the best way to '

advance and obtain quick results with ‘the small pictures, is as follows:

First: Farrell will determine the charactor and how many subjects
of each different length is required to make up the total of 50, which
4% has been decided we should have for the first list. ‘

Second: Thompson to work on any subjects considered suitable by
him and Farrell, until he has reached the required number of each
d@ifferent length.

Third: After making up large positive from original negative,
if there is any question on tho part of Thompson or Gall as to quality
not being 0.K., the positive is to be shown +o committee of Farrell, |
Maxwell, Thompson and Gall, and a majority vote decides the question.

Fourth: Farrell +o decide how many commercial prints of oach
class and how many prints’ of each subject constituting each class
is to be made for first 2,000 machines and the Exchange Bureau.
Fifth: After positive print has been passed, Thompson is to J
make working negative and then monufacture comercial prints to the
number designated by Farrell.
12/22/11. CG. H. Wilson.

Copies to Messrs. soy fon: Dyer: Thompson: Gall: Maxwell.

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I trust you 1 give this letter personal consideration for I con=
fidently believe that what I have to set forth; presents the opportunity of opening an en=
tirely new:field in the moving, or motion picture operations. : :

T: have already submitted my idea to four prominent personages, but have not had a
reply as yet and realize that it is a difficult proposition to present by letter and be con-
vineing. For that reason am presenting it to you, Snowing that your experience may be able
to strengthen the weak parts and that your enthusiasm in science will prompt you to lend
every encouragement possible should you consider the plan practicable and meritorious,

Without entering into full details at this time the idea is what might be called
a "Film Biography" of the so-called captains of industry; men prominent in the financial,
scientific, railway and other spheres. Not only would the films depicting such men as ‘
Messrs. Rockefeller, Morgan, Hill, Aldrich, Carnegie etc., not omitting yourself be of great
interest in my opinion to the people in general but to generations to come, The earthly
activities of most of these men are nearing the end, but I doubt much if interest in them
will ever wane, even with the passing of decades, while the present or the following century
may not produce their equals in respective accomplishments. fot ae

/ It is needless for me to argue what value would attach to motion pictures of Wash~
ington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln and Grant and other: makers -:pf -American history, and it
would seem that future generations will have the same interest in the colossal figures of
our generation. Biographers may do their best to perpetuate the deeds of these men, but
neither the pen or brush equal the camera in naturalness, presenting the subject as in real
life. . i {

: In working out this "Film Biography" my idea would be to, if possible, give some
insight of the subject's life during youth and then take up the important events of his

business career; showing his private life and some of his master feats, As you know these
must needs be studied out, selecting the most effective portions to maintain interest from
start to finish and condense as much as possible, so that no set rule would apply to all

cases. The possibilities of the plan will doubtless suggest themselves to your mind, as
well as the historical value of the films without my taking up ja great amount of your time,

: _. Since beginning this letter have received a reply to one of my letters, the writer
stating that he"recognizes the great value of. the plan" but is "completely stumped when try=
ing-to figure out how such an affair could be manipulated." This is assuredly encouraging
and I-believe gives an indication of what can be accomplished if .only:the project is pre-
sented in the proper manner. — : tee ; : .

I had been connected with newspaper work for more than 20 years, retiring with the
sale of the paper two or three months ago to take up a less strenuous work and believe that :
I am competent to handle this line of exploitation. Would be pleased to have your views in '
the matter with any. suggestions that may come to mind after consideration of the plan,

; Thanking you for the courtesy of any attention given this letter, am,

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1911. Name Use [not selected] (E-11-64)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents pertaining
to the authorized and unauthorized use of Edison's name for advertising,
trademark, and other purposes.

Edison General File Series
1911. Patents [not selected] (E-11-65)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
foreign and domestic patent matters. Among the documents for 1911 are
routine statements of account with foreign patent agents Marks & Clerk of
London.

Edison General File Series
1911. Personal - General (E-11-66)

This folder consists primarily of correspondence from Edison's friends
and acquaintances. Several of the letters contain reminiscences about
Edison's early career in telegraphy. There are also letters from current
associates covering a wide range of subjects. Included are invitations,
requests for photographs, charitable and commercial solicitations, and death
notices. Among the correspondents for 1911 are Sigmund Bergmann, William
F. Brewster, Henry M. Byllesby, Alfred A. Cowles, Henry L. Doherty, Samuel
Insull, Robert T. Lozier, Anne Morgan (daughter of J. P. Morgan), and Arthur
Williams.

More than 90 percent of the documents have been selected. The
documents not selected consist primarily of duplicates and unsolicited
requests for biographical information.

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cago on January 17th, and terminates with a banquet eo

along the Pacific Coast, in the west, in Minnesota, an

in the southe

There will be a number of prominent people at the
banquet, including Mr. Ce A. Coffin, who will give an address
and we believe the occasion will be an enjoyable one, and \
speaking not only from the deep personal regard that I have
for you, but as representing my partners and all of our org-

anization, we would feel more than honored if you could be

present with us on that occasion. I think you will see

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now president of the Chicago Telephone Company, will also
be presente

I recognize how extremely busy you are and hesitate
to extend this invitation on that account but we would be
immeasurably pleased if you could be present and I believe
you would have a first-rate time and if it would in any
wise contribute to your comfort in coming, I shall be pleased
to provide a private car for you from New York to Chicago and
returne

In the west we have a great deal of personal good-
fellowship and try to do things in a more or less buoyant
manner and I believe you would have a thoroughly good time.

I will be glad if you can advise me at your early
convenience, particularly in case you care to use the private
car so that I can make the necessary arrangements.

Very sincerely yours,

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It is so long since I haveihad: the pleasure off.
seeing you that I shall have to identify myself I’ reckon. Of course
the years 66-68 are a long time passed, but perhaps you will recall
Lon Sanborns in the alley approaching George Youngs Coffee House in
Boston and the "buttered Santa Cruz Rum" that became a celebrated
beverage in the days when we used to work in the Old Amer ican
Telegraph Office on State street in that City.

Naturally you will be reminded of the little room we had
as a business office in that alley for the introduction of the Gold
and Stock telegraph of which I had brougti’a transmitter and one or
more machines from yew York. Our first subscriber was Kidder
Peabody & Co. .and you wired their office, working nights and busy
days, Stimulants ‘seemed to be necessary and certainly they were not
ignored but that was a mistake as I have found out in my seventeen
years of absolute total abstinence. :

Then the night of the assassination of President Lincoln
when everybody remained after "30" was given to learn the possible
outcome and the Washington man “Marean" gave us epitaphs, among
others:-

"Here lies poor Roberts
Peace to his ashes

He made his living

By dots and dashes".

It is quite wonderful how these memories can come 80
very fresh to one.

Of course the Patent Office reports of 1866 show your
assignment to me of one-half interest in the "Edison Vote Recorder" ,,
for legislative bodies so in that way I feel a certain "swelling up
to be associated with the now famous name of Edison although asa -
matter of fact, it did us but little, if any, service financially.

‘As you now are perhaps assuMed of my identity I come to
the favor I want to ask.

Mrs. Margaret R. Macdonnel, a friend of mine, here in New
York, wishes the privilege of wisiting your Laboratory and workshop.

No, 2--

Will you kindly send me permission for her to do g0?
With the best wishes to you and yours,
Very truly yours,

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collect all the old operators at 145 Broadway, way back in

69--70n1 2-5-4.

I was working there at that time and came to Washington

as one of Mr. Blaines clerks when he was Speaker of the 43d
Congress in 1874.

Have been in Arizona many years and now very much interest-

ed in the new state.

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week and would be very much pleased to come over and call on

you if agreeable. Will phone first.
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Dear Sir,
It is with great rogret that I have to advise you of the

short and fatal illness which overtook Mr. Joseph Wetzler at his

house, No.22, Queens Gardens, Bayswater, London, England, on

i February 22nd.

Rnowihe of the great regard which Mr, Wetzler personally
had for you, I thought it best to send you direct information
concerning this sad occurrence. A fortnight before his death, he
was greatly interested in the pacaine of a volume written by
Mr. T. Commerford Martin, and another gentleman, which deals with
your life history.

Believe -me,

Yours faithfully,

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Miss Anne Morgan just tells me she is dw
going to ask you to be a member of a party visiting
Valhalla - her Immigrant School - on Monday evening,
June 5th. As we shall probably not be able to return
from the School mech before 10 or 11 o’clock, may I

not arrange to have you stay, as my guest, at the Lotos
Club for that evening. ‘The living quarters at the
Union League are all closed for repairs. This, 2s

you must know, would give me a great deal of pleasure.

Could you see the wonder ful enlargement
of your photograph, which just passed through my office,
to be hung in one of the halls of the Engineering Building
during the coming Convention week, your well known modes-
ty would be subjected to severe strain. It is one of
the best pieces of photographic work I have ever seen-

Trusting that you will be able to come on
the 5th and that you will be my guest after arn from
Valhalla, believe me,

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PRINTING DEPARTMENT?

WALTER P. PHILLIPS, Manager * : EXECUTIVE OFFICE i

Lridggporl 4 Dope wigies 2, 1911.

My Dear Edison: .
As you will probably recall, Fred Catlin made an :

appointment with you for us to come and see you: and have a heart.

_to heart talk about old. times. That was nearly two years ago and

before we got started Fred was taken il1 and I have been so busy

up here that I have only peen in New York once in the last eighteen

months. © But I am going ona vacation pretty soon and shall put

in moat of my time in New York. I should like very mich to keep

the appointment, now, though I shall not have Fred for my companion.

Dear old boy, he was about the finest chap we ever had in the tele-

graph business. | : ‘
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Lf you are going to be at home any time, after next “

me a line care al

Monday, anni the month of August and will drop

Johnnie Taltavall or telephone to him, setting a date for me to

run oats I will arrange my plans accordingly. : 4 :
: 4 :

I do not know whether or not you ever saw an , account wane

as visiting him in 1909, I

ie of how Delany put one over me, wig Iw
I wrote

Guess there will never pe but ‘one Patriok Bernard D.

EERE ee eee keel oe ee

-2- August 2, 1911.
about half of what I intended to offer for publication and then
began looking around for a place to print it, but the prejudice
against the Sterling Debenture Company is so strong and Delany's
name and that of the Sellers Brothers are so closely associated
that I could find no one who would use the matter, so I have never

finished it — by this I mean nobody would use it but the Bridgeport
Standard which would republieh the first chapter of Genesis if I

sent it down with my name attached to it. Naturally I should not
gare to throw away my Delany narrative on the limited number of
readers reached by the Standard. I would like to finish up the .
story and have it printed, all the sane, for in my letters to
Goldsborougn, in 1905, I reflected rather severely on automatic
telegraphs of the kind that Delany is exploiting and as I learned, , |

afterwards, he was quite angry over one letter wnen it was first

printed, though he freely forgave me long ago.

Fraternally yours,

Mr. Thomas A. Edison.

a ee er ides snieam

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The following is an extract from an article—Mag-
nehe Men ser —that Mr. Phillips has in prepara-
tiun about Petrick BL Delany:

THE REAL THING.

asant thing for bis friends that Delany

it his choice to live on this fascinating island
autucket, to work a modest farm, and to ride
im the long cool afternoons over the rugged moors
which no doubt suggest to him the of his native
land as he dimly reealls what it was like in his child-
hood, but which to those unfamiliar with the pliysi-
eal features of the beautiful emerald tinted isle, the
land of song and poetry and story, | ing to mind the
desolate part of England in whieh the Brontes lived,
and from whose sombre regions Charlotte and her
Sisters sent forth, timidly and with prayers, their
wonderfully entrancing books to charm and astonish
the reading world,

One afternoon when Delany was driving me over
the moors hh engaged with his own thoughts, my
mind ran much on the Brontes and [ recalled that
the father of these wonderful women 1 heen
brought up in Ireland and that the chances were he
had chosen to settle in England ina lonely locality
that reminded him of hon For he was a gennine
son of the sod, this rick Bronte. In Ireland he

of N

had been Prunty as his ancestors had always been,
and he was horn in County Down in 1777, on the day
of the Saint whose name he bore. He went up to
Cambridge and here he and ‘Temple, a countryman
of his, drilled side by side to become soldiers such as
might repel the threatened invasion of England by
the French, ‘Temple became Lord Palmerston, and
Patrick Promty heeame Patrick Bronte and the father
of three famous women. | was thinking these matters
over and wondering whieh of the two—Palmerston
or Bronte,x—was the more highly honored, when my
dream was dispelled by a voice which said: “Did
you hear, Phillips, that both the Western Union and
the Postal had abandoned the quadruple They
had to on ount of electrical interferences—the
trolley wires and other disturbing causes. Old high
potentiality knocked the old quad out, In some y
it wat: delusion and a snare drum, (as Mrs. 2:
tington said of something else), though it served its
purpose and avery important one, but we shall re
to do without it in the days to come. Both telegraph
companies are back to the duplex of which the hest
one of all, of course, is the polar.”

Then we rode on in silence for a while and T was

resuming the thread of my romantic thoughts about
the Brontes and the English moors of which ‘Nhack-
eray spoke so pathetically when Charlotte died—of
her lonely home and her great genins deseribed
by the man whom she adored and to whom, though
a stranger to her, she had dedicated the second
edition of “Jane Eyre,” paying in that dedication the
most eloquent. tribute to “Vanity ain” whieh bad
just been published, that any one has ever paid,
T was endeavoring to recall what Charlotte had writ-
ten ina friendly fetter anent her sister's death about
the moors that get so into one mind at Nantucket,
and to so insistently remain there, in spite of every-
thing.

“My sister Emily loved the moors,” she said.
“Flowers brighter than the rose Dloomed ins the
blickest of the heath for her; out of a sullen hollow
ina livid hillside her mind could make an Eden, She
found in the bleak solitude many and dear delights
and when she went away to school her nature proved
too strong for her fortitude. Every morning when she
woke the vision of home and the moors rushed on
her and saddened and darkened the day that Jay be-
fore her.

“Are you still awake, old man. 2” casually observed
a voice to my right. “T was thinking about the du-
plex,” Delany went on. “and it occurred to me that
we never had a real polar, duplex until Cook and
Peary butted into the game.”

Yet Tre eles

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| “OFA.B. &C. COMPANY.

ALFRED (A. COWLES WILL RETIRE.

FROM SAD OF coxcenx Dk

CEMUER g1S7,

) Mix Conneetion with Other Large Cor-
serene .

5 bornte Interests and Many Personal

> Affairn Maken ‘Thitx Step Nevessary

finn Been Connected with Coni+
many Since 1s00," a :
Alfred A. Cowles, the. President of
the Ansonia Brass and Copper com-
pany, his resigned ~ hls position with
that company and willretire from tho
management on December Mist. He
ever, continue to act as: vice.
‘and ditector uf thé “Américda
Rrass Company. +" : : 5
In his letter of resignation tendered
yesterday, My, Cowles’ explains that he

takes this action because “his other:

large corporate Interests, ag well 1s
Well as ‘his personal. aMalrs “require
more .of his time -and .attention. than
he can properly give them while in his
present position, - .. .-, ee 3
Many Years with Company, .
“Mr. Cowles entered the office: of the
Ansonia Brass and Copper company in
1866, when the output of the mills for
one year was less than the metal now
shipped. in ten days, Ho- became suc-
cesstvely manager of the New York:

olfice, secretary, treasurer, then vice. -

president, und In 1900, he became presi-
dent of the company... over a ds

Mr, Cowles. has no; Intention of. retir-
ing from business. ‘THe Is president of
the Ansonia Clock company, and jn
19°8 he organized the Coronet Phosphate
company, with’a capital of $1,600,000,
of which he is the president. ' He Is
also president of the Terra Cela Es.
tates, Incorporated; ., This compa
owns fourteen hundred acres of land m
Manatee county, Florida. The Terra
Cela Grapefruit and: Orange groves are
among the most: éxtensive: on the west
const, ie

Mr. Cowles was, born and spent his
boyhood days in Ansonla, where he has
avlarge circle ‘of ‘friends," particularity

; mong the older residents of the elty.

Other Anxonin News an Wea. =

Telegrams:

“FULGURA, BERLIN’,

Pate B ‘
/ 23-32 Oudenarder Str.

Macuine DeparTMentT aa
Tn reply please quote wa *
x

Bnn/EMR.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Llewellyn ee! eet) YJ.

My dear Edison,
In. memory of the happy days spent with you and

yours, I am sending you, under seperate cover, three ‘pictures
taken. during your stay here, one of you alone, one with both of
us together, and one of the group in Rosenthal and hope these
will reach you safely;;

, With best regards,

Bertinan,____0ct- 28th, 1922.

Ng Ts
AODAECSS ALL MAIL To
Posy OFFIGe Gax 1907

120 BROADWAY,

NEW YORK. Oct. 30, 1911,

Mr. Henry Miller,
Edison's Labratory,
Llewlyn Park,
New Jersey.
My dear Harry:

I talked to the "Old Man" about having the
dinner at Mushroom Farm but he thought the place was
too small ard he suggested Great Noth Inn. The en-
closed copy of my letter to him explains itself. It
seems to me that that arrangement would work out the
safest. As soon as I have heard fran Mr. Edison
we will go ahead with our vlans.

Please accept my thanks for your kind assis-—

tance, and with best wishes, believe me to be,

Yours ot —
“

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ADDAESS ALL MAIL TO
Post Orrice Hox 1907

| (Wo vh lu 120 BROADWAY, ootaver gp, @aha ;

, 1, Ait 52 p5, Ope

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My dear Mr. Edison: \
ver

Mr. Hutchinson and I w over to the Great

i Notch Inn Saturday night. It is a delightful little
place but it has two disadvantages. First, it is a

Little too small, and second, in case of rain-too far.

Why is not the best time for this party in

February on your sixty-fifth birthday? It would then
give us ample time to make all arrangements and locate
some of the boys whose addresses I have not got, We
could have it at Frank Dyers Montclair Hotel, and ,if
the weather was good,motor over from the lepratory or
if not,can go over there direct from the Montclair
station by bus or trolley. Will you let me know by

return mail if this February date will satisfy you just

! as well? I think that it would please the boys immense-

' ly.

i It was a great pleasure to see your yester-

| i day and particularly to see you looking s0 well - in

| fact it almost made me feel young again myself.

Yours very truly, :
,

To,

Mr. Thomas A, Edison,
| LLewlyn Park,
New Jersey.

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Tae * aren
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THE WESTERN UNION Cr COMPANY"

mann Ohi aga 2BtHES ol yan.

a bb ee

wok ts oe
“Mr. Lnomas son i
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-_ As akmrn ad? ST ohne Ellas
* Dear Sir:- epbreh - ee. pes Tey

jend of

My father Mr... D. Logkyond a aol
yours has just, te AY ri theoatorn | Union ge

-pany, a8 heing tor? ofa r service, I havd so often heard him

poe f

speak of you that 1 have often thought, would write you of
the feeling he has always had for Yous me i dst nt he dwells
upon, hack in 1863 you and father worked tozether jf The old

Third street office at Cincinnati and on a varm sugmer day

went down the Kentucky shore to #0 in swimming helow what was
then Ludlow Kentucky, you walked together down to find some
way to set across and finally found a hoy who was willing
to vow von hoth across for 25 cents hut neither of you had
that mich money bunt father had some little trinket that.

he pave the hoy and he rowed you hoth across the river
and you hoth walked hack to the city on the Ohio sire.
Another instance, you were hoth ant to the theatre the
night Lincoln was shot and strolling hack to the office
happen ed to he standing by the Washington wire when the
nevs came in and were kept there that, nieht working tozether
As the veal old timers are fast passing avay T thoueht.

perhaps von would he please to know that an old timer was

_- watching you even tho you are far apart.

An: eet ceca ae te Ee ce ee tt tr men” eaeae seer mee omen mene wa cnn mes at

FY ~ See ea ecicaat tes Sy ee pers

THe WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY

Sheet No 2e
Father is living here ‘vith me as Lam workine

Lwas thinking of getting him an

and he has talked ahout you

for The Comany still.
Edison Phonograph for Christmas
Lsaid 1 would write you and see if you

could tel} me how to get the

so much.
~ememhered him and perhaps you
hast, Raison. Machine.

Yery Respectfully,

i )
Shorge I [er hiverel

git ne .
Detreit Mich., Dec. 13-11
Care bostal Tel. Ce..

ur. Thos Edisen, A
» New York City. (a "

Dear Old Friend:- Leng since, (within a few years) I wrete yeu at Menlo
Park, without receiving a simple "Helle." and have reasen to believe

4t never get by yeur Secretary. When last we met, which was the eccasien
ef a few ef the "Old Gang*-Cel. Wilsen, Selden, Legue, Gregory, and
others, beside myself, (Pepper-pet, as yeu nicknamed me) having a little
social re-union, (after the Danquet ef "The Old-Timers" in the banquet
hall,) all te ourselves in front ef the Bar in the basement ef the Wal-
derf Asteria, and a re-hearsal ef seme ef the days leng gone by,on
bidding yeu Geed Bye, you premised te send me an Autegraph letter as a

Souvenir of your geed self. I am serry te say it has never materialized.

_I still leok back, with pleasure, te the time when yeu were experiment ing

with yeur Transmitter, which did its own adjusting at Repeater stations.

(2)
Yeu had Tem Kennedy rig up a cirouit NY te Chge and return. Repeaters
at BUfle, CH, and P'gh. Yeu began about 1 AM, and had Tom detail me te

de the sending on this reundabout circuit while you experimented on the |

adjusting quelities. ‘We kept this up tntil 3 and 4 Al.

However, yeu seon dreppedthis for more advanced ideas-ie/. the Duplex:
and Quad. Have you forgetten it? I just mention this a simple remin-
der. I've been up here in yeur Native State for past three years and

when I say " I have the pleasure of knowing Mr. Edison fer years" they

say "Why he is ‘an Old Michigander, from areund Port Huren."Were yeu able

te visit this sectien, yeu certainly would be "ceming heme." I hepe we

may have the pleasure of seeing yeu pay us a visit at seme future time.

Yeu weuld not knew the scenes ef yeur early days. Can yeu tell me what

year yeu last worked in Cincinnati? If I remenver rightly you get ever

on the Ee wire socenT sony ‘and teek a hand with us "G" aes:

(3) :
I intend, in the near future, writing up the Old Pittsburg Office- back

in the late 60's, and the persennel, fer eur Mutual friend Taltavall.

When such Stars as Culgan, Fleming, Dick Duncan, MeKenna, Blanchard,

Markle, Cegley and ethers yeu will remember, were “at the pee Seibert

teo was ene the Old Pittsburg beys, a8 was Boh Weitbeck, but ‘befere I
(The hes

> U. gang)
was one ef them. I was then with Gee. Hamilten in the P & A. ‘which

deubtless yeu remember.
Pardon my reaming notes,
up "the geod old days." Will you do me the faver, at your leisure, of
drepping a few lines, which I wish as a Souvenir fer my beya? I send
this in care of Friend Taltavell, so. will be sure it reaches yeu, perser-
ally. Was glad te see you had returned frem yeur Eurepean trip much
benefitted by the vacatien.

With kindest regards and wishing yeu conplinente ‘ef peaeen

Very sincerely your's a Ihe, PA,

but could not resist the temptation ef bringing

issue the invitations? J am assuming you wil

Fut Trunds

WESTERN UNION TELSGRAPH CO.
Dec. 18th, 1911

DATED -- Chicago,I1l.
TQ -- Thos. A. Edison, Orange, Node

1 wish to have you meet et Tuncheon Saturday January

sixth at Chicago Club this city, this being day following Byllesby

Banquet, some of my personal. friends who are men of great prominence

in the community and whom you will en joy meeting in & more personal

way than would he possible at Banquet the night before. Can I

1 want to see all

our plans here and shall arrange my affairs 60 48 to davote

Friday afternoon and Saturday Horning to this.
Sam1 Insull

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Aunt Ma ales

D. 2g.

Dr. Henry kere Yartell

Died
Wednesday, December 20, iw9itl
Funeral Services
Saturday afternoon, December 23
at 2.30 o'clock
at his
Tate Home, Sight and Walnut Streets
Allentown, Pa.

C Jpn

The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Co.
OFFICE OF PRESIDENT,
90 WEST STREET,
NEW YORK.

|
JAN age je
December 28th, 1911.

Effective January 1st, 1912, Mr. T. E. Clarke, General Super-

intendent, is hereby appointed Assistant to the President, with office -

at Scranton, Pa., and with such duties to perform as shall be assigned to

him from time to time by the President.
Mr. E. M. Rine is appointed General Superintendent,’ with

office at Scranton, Pa., in’charge of the Transportation Department of

the Company.
The position of Assistant General Superintendent is abolished.

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Edison General File Series
4911. Personal - Johnson, Edward H. (E-11 -67)

This folder contains correspondence with Edison's longtime associate
Edward H. Johnson. The letters relate primarily to the commercial and
technical development of Edison's alkaline storage battery, including its use
in vehicles and the promotion of Edison's proposed "country house lighting
system.” Other items pertain to Johnson's civic activities and his interest in

the "pure milk" movement.

All of the documents have been selected.

EDWARD H. JOHNSON i

COMMERCIAL CABLE BUILDING
20 BROAD STREET ~

itor a
9 assuming you to be conversant and in

sympathy with the wide spread movement for se~
curing a pure milk supply, I venture to submit
herewith for your consideration a Novel Solution
of the problem it presents, which while providing
for a better price to the farmer and a lower
cost to the consumer, yet creates a new and very
profitable monopoly. in which you are invited
to join on a "Ground Floor" basis.

Particulars will be furnished on app~

lication. 7

Ge oe ce it

what ele te ee

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

THE PROBLEM OF SECURING PUR MILK.
eeeaby Edward H. Johnaon....

The following scheme for solving the complex problem of ob
taining pure milk for large cities is submitted by the writer with
confidence, in that it is the result of a very exhaustive study of
the subject in general and of the various ineffective solutions other~
wise proposed.

The practical solution of the problem is based upon the
primary condition of the concentration of responsibility at a single

oint, thereby enabling correotive measures to be effectively applied.
Naturally this point must he the center of production since it is
there only that corrective measures can be taken. Consequently the
problem is one of the ways and means for making and holding the prod-~
ucer responsible, with rigidity and fairness, while imposing upon him
no other burden than that demanded by common honesty.

In goneral terms, the proposed scheme contemplates the
direct responsibility of the producer to the consumer, akin to that
which exists between the villager and his neighboring farmer. Such
a scheme naturally dispenses with the midcleman and disposes of all
the many treating fads which to-day are the subject of an endless
and apparently fruitless controversy. Natural Milk, for the quality
and cleanliness of which the Dairyman is directly responsible to the

eee ee

Inspeotion and analysis made at the point of consumption
provides the requisite adherance to whatever standard may be adopted}
for a license bureau, with revoking power, enforces the corrective
measures called for by the inspector's findings. The self interest
of the producer may in such circumstances be relied upon to promptly

apply all] needfull remedies, | Obviously such a scheme demands inviola~

bility in transit and supreme control by the producer over all devicea

employed in producing, bottling and finally despatching his product..

To prevent needless multiplication of licensees, co-operative

groups of Dairymen may be formed and given-a single license designation;

reliance being safely placed upon the aelf interest of the several

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members of such groups to onsure the strict observance by each.of all
essential safeguards. :

Dispensing with the middleman, who is now the diatributor,
of course raises the question of ways and means for effecting dis-
tribution. This is by no means so serious detail as it may eppear
at first sight. Bearing in mind that all milk is to be bottled, and
ean only go to the consumer in the original package, we see at once
that the distribution is comprised in the transfer by wagon from the
railway or other receiving depot, The simplest form of co-operative
wethods will suffice to enable the Dairymen to ship to themselves;
to make all deliveries, and collect all accounts. The better price
thus naturally acoruing to the producer, oombined with an easily realiz-
able reduction of cost to the consumer, may be depended upon to quick~
ly popularize the scheme.

With this general outline of the proposed plan, certain of
its details may now be cohsideredd The crux of the scheme te, of
course, the provision of a bottle, for the sanitary condition of which
» a8 well as its contents, the Dairyman can in fairness be held rigidly
responsible. Obviously, this bottle must be sealed against all ‘inter-
meddling} hence the glass bottle now in common use would, on this
account aloné, fall short of the requirements. Moreover, it fails
in a still more important particular, vizt uncertainty as to its
cleanliness; for however conscientiously it ‘may be washed and sterilized
a bottle, used and reused, will inevitably incorporate deleterious
matter for which the Dairyman cannot and should not be held responsible.
The desideratum would therefore appear to be a non-returnable bottle,
one that can be used but once, and be then destroyed. Moreover, the
cost of such a bottle must not be greater thun that imposed by @
single use of the glass pottle, viz? about one cent. Furthermore,
according to the writer's proposal, this bottle must be made daily

py the dairymen himself and thus avoid pl unsanitary condition con~.
sequent upon factory production, with its attendant crating, storing,
shipping eto. This condition would involves washing the bottle before
ite use, thus placing it in the same category as the glass bottle.

Consideration of coat also eliminates the factory-made bottle, as the

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non,

margin, over and above the actual cost of the material, is too small
to provide factory charge, plus shipping costs, to say nothing of a
manufacturing profit.

The non-returnable bottle then must necessarily be dairy-made
in order to be brought within permissive cost, and clearly within the
category of things for which the dairyman may be justly_held accountablen

Upon this foundation the scheme of concentrating and localiz-

ing all responsibility is firmly based; the dairy-made non-returnable
bottle thus becomes an agent and an instrument of the congumer and the
State far more efficacious in securing sanitary observance than would
be the present official machinery, even though that were multiplied a
hundred times, and yet this agent, to the extent of ita value, will

cost the producer, .the consumer and the State practically nothing.

Many attempts have been and are still being made to induce
the milk industry accept a single service paper bottle. Brief con- ‘
sideration of the factors of the problem will show how, through the
fact of such devices not being bottles in the true sense, these have
all failed of even a measure of acceptance. They are virtually but
cans, tubes, cones, tumblers etc., etc., whereas milk, far more than
wine, demands the time~proven indubitable bottle form. In milk the
cream may be said to be the slag; put it is a slag that is desired, un=
like the sediment of wine which is not, e.g. The washing function of
the milk should be fully utlilized in order to expel all the cream,

and this can be most effectively done through the mouth of & bottle.
However, even a true bottle would not serve unless it were
dairy-made~ not necessarily by the dairy-man himself, but it must be
produced in his immediate vicinity, and under his supervision and re~
sponsibility. Furthermore, even assuming that the pottle be of. the
true form and that it be dairy-made, there nevertheless remains a

further specification which needs be coomformed to. Thug the writer has

4+ from the highest authority that in order to find acceptance the :

paper bottle must be in fac simile of the glass standard both ite form
and dimensions. Insistance upon this factor arises not only from the
natural evolution and consequent fitness of the existing, time-proven

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as for change and replacement of the methods and devices now employed
for fitting, sealing, ioing, boxing and general handling.

In view of the foregoing the writer has formulated his scheme
upon the following four controlling factors:

1-Strict adherence to established standards as regards forn

and dimensions.
2-While utilizing existing apparatus, special provision for

hermetical sealing.

3—-Production of the bottle, or the purarrining thereof, at .
the Dairy concurrently with the taking of the milk.

4-A single and almost iextipebis monetary tribute to the
inventor and exploitems of a suitable bottle.

Given such a dairy-mode bottle and the incidental con-
ditions herein enumerated —- all quite within the province of readily
realizeable things - and the writer submits as a proven proposition
that the existing objections to the "milk problem" can be made to
disappear, as to large cities, whereby a long step would be taken in

the way of improving the conditions of daily life.

SHTekn son,

EDWARD H. JOHNSON
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Pliny Sisk, Bsa.,
Dear Sirse - od
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-It occurs to me to put in less flasting

form the gist of my several verbal statoments ansnt our neo

systom of elsstriscal motor sunt trol to the end that you may
digyst ths gam@ at-your leisure, and without the risk of!
confusions .

Hirst, ay to our slains:
ECOWOMIE BoUIGTS MuCY; We cluim a ast suving, of. energy son~
sumption: of from 25 to 36% under. subway. sonditionse

WQUIPNINGs including enorating. plant, distribut-

Eh ats, CAL,

ing: “Soper ry car equipment, ete; We slaim a redustiin iu

cost of from 15: to 25%.
‘Mote; In an existing phent the use of our motors

will give an inoreassd gapaclt ty ofa likes psroentass both ls

she gensrating plant and ths sondustorse
$risal und me chanical

QUALITY OF HOTORSS S slain an elas

superior to the axisting plain Yegries" railoay

ruggedness

BQuIPHEyt “Anelusive of tha: azo cial field

exciting motors-< ¥s slain .o greuter mover copacit y yor unit

of weight than is now obtained from the S sundard Radduny
obyithstanding ¢ns addsd duty cf praleing«

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" MOUUOR DDILNSTONS:

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employed.

REGUTATION: We claim Tox both accelerating and braking a

guperior degree of smosthnsss over that now obtained.
BOUIPYENT. COMPLICATIONS: Notwithstanding the uddod function
of regeneration, the squipment is but tho merest tricle more.
complex than the present non-regonerative equipne nt and the
added parts are of the most rugged and reliable character.
MOTORMAN'S DUTY: we clrim a neduced tax upon the motorman,
inusmuch as the entiro control of the ear or train is in one

lever, he has not to ucquire expertness in handling two
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kinds of power devices.

DEPRECIATION: We claim -n substantial redustion in depreoin-

Mon ter
tion through the abalitien of brake shoes and the conse-

quent saving in wheel destruction--insidentally se. cleim the

total abolition of iron. dust accumiution with its buleful

efteasts on Life and proporty.

HEAT; We claim a substantial redustion of free heat conse-

quant, upon the non use of brake shocsSe

SARETY: ‘ye alaim the introdustion.of -2 aew fuctar of safe-

tye

FINALLY: Wo olaim to have attained a stage in sleotris

traction evolution sscond only to the original creabion and

one. taut is bound to: be accepted as the standard. oe
Sesond, as to my proposals

INVESTIGATIGN: I request that you appoint the most compe

tent technical expert at your command to confer with my ©

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associate, Ur. Hobert Lundell, to the end thet he may give
you un opinion us to the probability of our veing able to
establish our claims in practia’l operation.
DMMONSTRATION: Assuming you recaive a favorable opinion, I
request that you enter into contract obligutioas with a
suitable aanufacturer to upply she system to a cur or train =
prefsrably the lat ter, dn order to adapt the system %o mul-
tiple unit control. 7
AGREELENYT: In consideration of your waking such demonstra- ,
tion of the practisubility of she ystem us will prove its
value to all whom it may eoasora, “2 we will enter into an agree
ment with you sons situbing you our agents for the Sule’ or

other disposition of the fasents essential to ths ysten and

zive sou a proprietory int: rest thersing
The teras of this sgresaent to ba sstoled 1 between us

vhenyguu. have decided upon the churucter of thedemonstration

you are willing to :ake.
Yours faithfully,

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the ‘actual ‘kilowatts would be constant, while the kilovolt-
amperes would vary. Consider, for example, a load of 192 kw
at a power-factor of 65; the wattless component would be 225
kva-and the.total apparent power 296 kva. If a synchronous
condenser having a rating of 112.5 kva were added, the result-
tant power-factor would actually be 86.5 per cent, although the
table given by Mr. Thurston would indicate that the power-
factor should be 92.5 per cent. The latter value would be

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Figs, 1, 2 and 3—Varlation of Phase Relations with Change In
Power and Wattless Components,

obtained if the total apparent power remained at 296 kva,
which, however, would involve an increase in the real power-
from 192 kw to 273.5 kw.

The foregoing is not offered as a criticism of Mr. Thurston's
contribution, but is intended merely to call attention to the true
meaning of the table and thus prevent the possibility of error
through its misuse.

San Francisco, Cal,

R. H. Fenkiausen,

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Regenerative Electric Traction.

To the Editor of Electrical World:

Sir:—Referring to the various articles concerning regenera-
tive control on direct-current railways appearing in your issues
dated Dec. 15 and Dec. 29, 1910, and Jan. 19, 1911, I beg leave
to submit some data and conclusions which I have’ evolved
‘from a long-study of this interesting problem. .

‘Like a great many problems worth solving, the regenerative
problem has presented innumerable difficulties. These difficul-
ties appeared serious enough ten years ago to chill the enthu-
siasm of even the most sanguine of practical railway managers.

!~" THe most stubborn obstacles to the solution of the problem
‘fiay’ be enumerated briefly as follows: ‘

(1) The lack of space available in a standard truck for a
regenerative motor of the requisite capacity. (2) The mini=
mized torque characterizing an adjustable-speed motor. (3)
The difficulty of securing perfect commutation in an adjustable-
speed motor working under the conditions of weak field
strength and strong armature current. (4) The difficulty, of
designing an adjustable-speed motor which would be sufficient-
ly rugged electrically to withstand the abuse to which -railway
apparatus is necessarily subjected; in this connection it should
be pointed out that the fine wire windings required for cither
shunt-wound or compound-wound field coils presented perhaps

“the mast’ serious of all the difficulties. (5) The difficulty of
obtaining smooth acceleration and retardation, particularly dur-
ing the series-parallel changes with motors having decided
shunt-motor characteristics. (6) The extra cost of motors
with adjustable field strength and the great expenditure of
power required to obtain the maximum field strength.

Several minor difficulties might be enumerated, but as these
were mostly incidental.to the earliest pioneering work in the
regenerative field I will not tire your readers with them. It is
my intention.-simply to demonstrate to the electrical fraternity

that all of the above-mentioned difficulties have finally ‘and
“completely disappeared. Regenerative traction motors may
“now .be built to surpass in both electrical and mechanical rug-
“gedness; in horse-power output per pound weight, in commuta-
“tion and ‘in: efficiency any plain series motor at present in
public use. “In fact, I unhesitatingly claim that-the regenerative

* motor.herein ‘described is. as. far the superior of the present

__ afidfaction motors as they, in turn are of the motors which Mr.
hy Py we : : : s
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‘Vow. 57, No. 6.

Frank J. Sprague was obliged to employ in his pionecring work
at Richmond, Va. a“
+In order to describe clearly the new regenerative traction
motor the following diagrams are presented: Circuit diagram
of Fig. 1, the space vector diagrams of Figs. 2, 3 and 4, as
well as certain technical data pertaining to a so0-hp, 550-volt
regenerative traction motor.

Referring to Fig. 1, the two heavy. circles represent, respec-

Fig. 1—Two-Pole Circult Diagram of Regenerative Motor.

tively, a distributed field winding and a distributed armature
winding of a traction motor Af, both windings being of the
.same type—that is, drum windings embedded in the iron, The
diagram iMustrates a two-pole arrangement, but the actual
Motor, for reasons hereinafter given, should preferably be of
six-pofe construction. The windings are so proportioned that
the amp-turns per pole in the field winding somewhat exceed
the corresponding armature amp-turns, so that, when these two
windings are connected in opposition, the difference between the
respective amp-turns will produce a commutation field of the
required strength.
_ Tt will be noticed that the field winding is furnished with
four leads; two of these are used as a line current inlet for
* dasarmature flold
Sacomponsating 4.
commmutating components
emoxeltation field
d=rosultaot flold
focludicg armature

reaction
ecxcommntation flotd

Fig. 2—Space Vector Diagram of M.m.fs. at Full-Load,

the purpose of producing a compensating field in opposition to
the armature field. The otner two leads, located at go electrical
space degrees from the first-mentioned leads, are connected to
an independent source of current supply—preferably a small
low-voltage -motor-generator, the sole duty of which is to
furnish the excitation current for the main motor.

The single distributed field winding is caused to act simul-
taneously as a winding for excitation capable of regulation, a
winding for compensation and a winding for commutation.
Obviously this arrangement is exceedingly flexible, simple and
reliable, The character of the excitation of the main motor Af
may readily be varied at will by furnishing the field magnet
of the small generator G with both shunt and series windings,

Figs. 3 and 4—Space Vector Diagrams of M.m.fs. at Half-Load
. and at Over-Load,

as shown in the diagram. That ts to say, the main motor M
may be caused to operate with the characteristic of either a
shint-wound motor, a compound-wound motor or a series
motor. Moreover, the strength of the excitation field may be
Varied without changing its character by means of regulating
resistances in the excitation circuit, as shown in the diagram.
‘The space vector diagrams of Figs. 2, 3 and 4 illustrate
“dearly the relative values of the.different m. . and the man-

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Fenruary 9, 1911.

ner in which they vary according to the load and the changes
in the excitation, Fig. 2 shows the conditions resulting from
full-field excitation and normal full-load armature current.
Fig. 3 illustrates full excitation and half-load.. Fig..4 shows
reduced field excitation in conection with a 50 per cent over-
load. ;

Some skeptical readers may well say: “This scheme looks
good and sounds plausible, but how does it work out in a
real machine?” Tor the benefit of such “doubting Thomases”

1 take pleasure in submitting all of the essential data for a,

sample machine, thus enabling any competent expert to refigure
and to criticise, Fortunately, the problem relates to direct-
current apparatus, which, not being subject to the “guesswork”
and the numerous “surprises” which still cling to the single-
phase motors, may be calculated with absolute accuracy.

In the following are given the electrical data for a six-pole,
50-hp, §50-volt regenerative traction motor having a distributed
field winding arranged according to Fig. 1: Speed = 600 r.p.m.
with full field excitation: sirmature, Core: Outside diameter
= 16.5 in. x 8 in, long. No vents. Inside diameter ‘of core
= 10.25 in; 46 slots, semi-closed, 0.52 in, x 1.25 in. (0.25-in.
opening).

Four coils per slot, two turns per coil, 184 coils series con-
nected: 1-G2-123-184, ete, Conductor = 3 strands of 0.072-in,

square wire, all double-cotton-covered together. Area = 19,800 ©

circ, mils. Space factor = 0.384. Resistance of armature wind-
ing =0,166 ohm at, 60 deg. C. Weight of armature copper
= 66.0 Ib, :

Commutator: 13 in, diameter x 3 in. useful face, 184 bars,"

two brush-holders placed 180 mechanical degrees apart. Two
brushes per holder =0.75 in. x 1.5 in, (x 2.25 in.). Resistance
of -- and — brushes = 0,028 ohm. :

Field Core aud Coils: Outside diameter = 23 in. "x 8 in.
tong. Inside diameter = 16.66 in., 62 slots, semi-closed, 0.52
in. x 4.5 in. (0.1875-in. opening). Seven coils per slot, one

turn per coil (strip winding), Four hundred and thirty-four |

coils series connected: 1-146-291-2, ete. Conductor = 0.05 in, x
9/16 in, = 35,600 cir. mils. Space factor = 0.505. Resistance of
field winding = 0.124 ohm at 60 deg. C. Weight of field cop-
per = 160.0 Ib.

Assuming that about two coils are effectively short-circuited

by the brushes the armature amp-turns per pole at a 76-amp-

load equal 2300 and the corresponding field amp-turns, 2750.

The amp-turns available for the commutation field are, there-
fore= 450. The full (maximum) field flux (2.5 mega-lines
per pole) is obtained with an excitation of 3070 amp-turns per
pole from a distributed winding, which in turn calls for a

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ELECTRICAL WORLD. . 7 383

maximum. output of the small motor-generator of 85 amp at

* about 11 volts, or 935 watts.

The efficiency at half load and 600 r.p.m. is 83.5 per cent;
the efficiency at full toad and 600 r.p.m. is 89.7 per cent; the
efficiency at 50 per cent overload and 600 r.p.m. is 89.5 per
cent, Net weight of armature-core punchings= 219 Ib.; net
weight of field-core punchings = 323 |b.; total weight of motor
about 1400 Ib. .

GENERAL REMARKS,

The six-pole construction is preferable to the four-pole be-
cause the end connections (the heads) of the distributed wind-
ings are very much shorter and the windings more substantial.
It is really difficult to conceive of a more perfect form of field
winding than the “one-turn strip winding" described above.
As the difference of potential between the turns is only a frac-
tion of a volt the insulation problem becomes exceedingly
simple and the space-factor excellent. The entire laminated
field structure is contained in a cast-steel frame, which not
only secures absolute rigidity, but adds somewhat to the useful
cross-section of the yoke, while not increasing the height or
the width of the motor. On account of the large internal
diameter of the armature core the main bearing may be made
extra long without in any way increasing the over-all dimen-
sions of the motor.

There exists, therefore, no longer any obstacle to the intro-
duction of a motor which will be ample for regenerative ser-
vice within the liniited space available.

In your issue of Jan. 19 Mr. J. G. V. Lang has referred to
the tests of a regenerative equipment at Newcastle-on-Tyne
in the year 1902, and it may be of interest to point out a few
striking comparisons between the adjustable-speed motor then
used and the one now described. The Newcastle motor had
a 35-hp rating as against so hp of the new motor, the speed
being the same. The weight of the field copper in the old
motor was 273 Ib. as against 160 Ib. in the new. The maximum
field excitation in the old motor called for an expenditure of
3060 watts as’ agdinst 935 watts in the new. The total weight
of the old motor was about 2000 Ib. as against 1400 Ib. for the
new. ;

T am not offering any excuse for the pioneering motor, as I
believe it was the best adjustable-speed traction motor of its
day. However, the art has made great advances, and I think
the time has now definitely arrived when railway engineers
should wake up to the fact that the regenerative problem has
been solved in practical form and the regenerative motor has
come to, stay.

New York, N. Y. Ronert Lunoeu.

Digest.of Current Electrical Literature

ABSTRACTS OF THE IMPORTANT ARTICLES APPEARING IN THE ELECTRICAL PERIODICAL PRESS OF THE WORLD

Generators, Motors and Transformers.

Rotary Converter—A note on a recent British patent (24,-
137, Jan. 12, 1911) of Bruce Peebles & Company, Ltd, and
P, D. de la Cour, This machine has an armature wound for
n poles, a 2u-pole field and 20 brushes arranged in two sets

connected to two external circuits. The magnet frame is split,

into two ring parts, each carrying half the number of poles
sexcited by shunt windings across the two circuits respectively.

“Phe brushes are so arranged that the armature m.m.fs. are in

the same axes as the corresponding field circuit m.m.fs. and
two series compensating windings are provided, one in each
circuit, The uses of the machines are as follows: Rotary
direct-current converter; double-voltage direct-current gen-

.erator; double direct-current voltage converter from alter-

nating current; constant-current motor-generator for. welding,
arc’ lighting, ete.; generator and-transformer for battery or

“flywheel load equalizing plant—Lond. Elec. Eng'ing, Jan. 19.

Constant-Current Generator—An English translation in ab-
stract of the recent German paper describing the constant-

current generator of Osnos and the Felten and Guilleaume-
Lahmeyerwerke for train lighting, searchlight work, ete.—
Lond. Elec. Review, Jan. 20,

Synchronous and Non-synchronous Reactance—J. Rezer-
MANN.—Another ‘article of his long serial. In’ the present in-
stalment the results of tests of an alternator with Projecting
poles are given—La Lumiére Elec., Jan. 14.

+ Lamps and Lighting.

Street Lighting —J. Enccumpe—An account of the results

of the experimental lighting in Gower Street, in London, one-

“half of the street being lighted by gas and the other half by

electricity. It was‘ specified that the average candle-power of
each lamp, as measured at angles of 20 deg. and 50 deg. with
the horizontal, should not be less than joo. It was further
stipulated that only horizontal reftectors would be permitted.
The results are indicated in Fig. 1, which gives the illumination
curve with gas lighting, and in Fig. 2, which gives the illumi-
nation curve with electric lighting. The full vertical.-lines
show the position of the Tamp-posts (18 ft. 3 in. high in the

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we would use an engine that ‘is unreliable? More than

800,000 of this kind are already in use on farms and in

private houses for pumping. We ao not light with engine

aireot, but only with the battery. The engine ‘is used to

pump it full and can run any old way.

The contractor's profit of 20% is your profit

for getting the contract. The wiring man makes his profit

on the wiring, and as you turn this part over to him he

must set up the plant. for you as recompense to you for

getting him the wiring contract. Don't you see that you

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1 have im ay possession the first phonegram you made, - t ;

which was exhibited at the Paris Expesition in 1878, and then

throughout Burope by my father, Mrs J. J. Sprenger. I \ f We’ +
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weight weighed, so I oan gst another, and is it pessible to ; :
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I vreught this subject te yeur attention several yoars
age in Denver, when yeu said I might hear from you after your ae i
return heme, but I presume you lost ny address. !
" [ should very moh like te have a reply te:the abeve 1
stated address. ; '
Tith best wishes, I remain, f

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Thomas Ax’ Edison, Esa,

Orange,
New Jersey.
My dear Sit:-

It has occurred to the writer that the Sindexaen
or some of its kindred devices, might be used in reproducing
publications, for the use and entertainment of the blind, or
such other persons employing amanuens£sor secretaries, to read
the same to them; especially to reproduce the popular, every=-
day publication, novel or: play, as well scientific or other
publications, and the works so produced rented or leased to
the user or borrower for s0 much nip eke et one or more
disks or cylinders comprise a chapter of the work and a set of
@isks or cylinders the complete work.

I think many people would avail themselves of the
opportunity to use the device if it was accessible.

of course, the charge or rental would be governed by
the popularity of the work produced, just as the price of a
book is arrived at.

A set of disks or cylinders reproducing a volume of
popular fiction necessarily being in greater. demand, the use
of the same could be furnished at popular prices, while aciene
tific subjects would command a larger price because but few : ‘

people Would desire their use.

T. A. E. #2 3-29-11.

It would seem to me that the scheme is capable of
exploitation and would be renumerative to one willing to embark
in it, provided there are not obstacles known only to the
manufacturers of the devices that would make it impractical.

The detail, of course, can be arranged later if it is
found that the idea admits of practical demonstration, T
realize, except in rate instances, would the reproductions be
gold and, therefore, the revenue thereon would necessarily arise
from rentals.

If you see no very serious objection to the scheme,
could arrangements be made with some one of your corporations
manufacturing reproducing devices to furnish the necessary in-
struments and accompanying disks or cylinders to develope the
idea, and at the same time would you be able to protect the
party undertaking the project from encroachments in the same
field by competitors.

Trusting to hear from you at an warty date, I am,

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My. John H. W. Pratt,
1017 Wells Building,
Milwaukee, Wis.
Dear Sir:

The idea embodied in your letter of Merch 29th
to Mr. Edison is one to which he hes et one time end
another given considerable thought. The great diffi-
culty of reproducing worl:s of fiction is thet under our
prosent process we cen reproduco only ubdout 1500 words
on & cylinder, end therefore, roughly figured, to re-
produce phonographically the standard novels such as the
works of Dickons, Thackeray or Lytton would require about
200 cylinders. This being the case, it would obviously
be commercislly unprofitable. As to producing sciontific
or technical publications for instruction in schools for
either the secing or sightless, this has already been
undertaken in a small way by the International Corres-
pondence Schools of Scranton, Pa-, who sell phonographic
instruction in the principal languages and also instruc-
tion in stenography-

The question of private amusement or instruc-

dr. John KH. WW. Pratt 2.

tion for the blind is ono that comes particularly close
to the writer, and anything that could bo done for this
class would be more then wolcome to him.

My mothor, lirs. Sarah J. Churchill, of Montcleir,
U. J., heving lost her sight four years ago, immedietely
set to work to formulate plans for tho amolioration of
the blind in the State of New Jorsey, and she has the
satisfaction of knowing that more or less through her
work the State appointed a commission and has instituted
home toaching amongst the blind throughout tne State.

If it is tho work for the blind that particu-
lerly interosts you, I would suggest thet you communicate
with Mr. Howard Pratt, Superintendent of Schools in your
city, who mows my mother anda is acquainted with the edu-
cation of the sightloss with the seoing in public-schools.

_ Some time in the future the ideas you have for-
mulated, of reproducing scientific works and novel on
the phonograph, may bo accomplished, but it is not within
sight ot the moment.

Roferring to your last paragraph, about pro-
tecting you in your idea, it would seem that the idea
not boing new no protection could be grented you.

Yours very truly,

‘go/ LW Private Secretary:

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Mx. Thomas Edison,

done) to investigate the markings on phonographic records
microscopically and ascertain the exact variations of surface
necessary to produce given sounds, with the end in view that such

sounds could be accentuated artificiaily by the treatment of such

records. Might it not be possible to create absoluteiy new sounds,
or possible to produce a voice more perfect than any now in e6x-
istence. It seems that music especiaily would tend itself to
artificial production and that faulty records when in the orignal
might be retouched on the same pian as our photographic negatives,

fhe above is just an idea packed up by no great thought,
pléase take it for what it is worth.

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in regard to an improvement in connection with phonographic instruments, for

which, a5 you may recollect, I filed an application for & United States patent.

The invention comprises ® phonographic record of a scale of notes in connection

with a piano keyboard. I have since then received a response from the

Patent Office, and from patents referred to in this response I see that my idea

and ‘invention is not as basic and novel as I hed thought. For this reason, s
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and perticularly also because the subject matter of this invention is ontirely i

out of my line, I would like to ask you to kindly let mo know if you would be

interested in the gual If so, I will gladly turn over to you all my rignt
and interest in this invention, and my present application ond response from
the Patent Office, leaving entirely with you all questions of considoration,
if anys

I am prompted to do this as I prefer to see any novel idea of

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months ago, and have been doing some exper smn wr: 3
ing with the aim to soften and mellow the tones, 3 oa s
making them sweeter and richer . I have hit upon © & 3
a way to do this, all o r gysicians saying that >
they note a perceptably,impravement in all records 7}: 3
and in some a notable improvement. Demonstrated Ses ae
it to the lady who demonstrates your machines '

in the music house in Des Moines last Satur-
day, and she was free to say that an improve-
ment pe noticable.

I accomplish the result by inserting
a soft sponge, the best I can buy, ahout as
large as one's fist up into the horn almost as
far as I can insert it. This relicves the
norn of a certain apparent vibration, or re-
bounding in tones, mellowing the tones,thus
making them more natural. This is especially
noticable in the reproduction of the harsh
tones as witn some voices and in some parts of
band music. In records where violin and bell
tones are produced the improvement in tones is
not so noticable, yet even in these an inm-
provement is seen.

if by some means the sponge could
be attached as as to be easily adjusted, that is
to say, inserted up into the horn so as to Wé
fit tight, where a notable softing of tone is
desired, and moderately tight and loose, at the
will of the operator, every class of music
could be modulated or mellowed to suit the record
or the ear.

I have nad it in mind to work all

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this out and perfect such an attachment but have
becn too busy for one thing, and for another
reason, I haven't the material here to work with,
So I put you"next tot' that you may develop

if you think it worth while. If of any value

to you, you will no doubt be willing

to in some way remunerate for the suzzestion,

ft owe your house $200 for machine. IF the

the idea I have given you is worth anything

it, FH oh DE worth the price of the Amberola,,

Cordially,

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401 Fifth Avenue, New York
June &th, 1911

Thomas A. Edison, Esq., Nj
Llewellyn Park, JU QoQ.
Orange, New Jersey £77
Dear lr. Edison:
‘pe enclosed appeared in a Journal that you
do not often see and it occurred to me that it may be of
interest to you and that you would like to see it.

Hoping that this finds you in the best of

health, believe me,

Very truly yours,

HHW

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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Further Ekperinfents with the Gramophone,

I wave just seen Prof. McKendrick’s fetter in your
issue of April 20, describing the experiments he has made
with a view to improving the quality of the notes repro-

duced by a gramophone.

Some five or six years ago, when I was working at
the auxetophone, I tried a number of similnr devices, and,
to a very large extent, succeeded in getting rid of the

objectionable hissing and scratching sounds.

One of the horns I tried consisted of a wooden tube
of rectangular section and gradually increasing area, which
was doubled backwards and forwards on itself in the shay
of a flat zigzag, and was practically identical with ¢!

metal horn illustrated in your paper.

In the end I found it was best to use a coiled metal
trumpet of large size and gradually increasing area and
about 48 feet long, in which I introduced several right-
angled and ' U " shaped bends; further, I fitted aT"
shaped tube close to the rej roducer, which made a con-
siderable, improvement: in the quality of the tone. The
longer sound waves pas: ed through this“ T'' shaped bend
with little foss, but the very short waves, which caused
most of the scratching, were absorbed at the bend, espe-
cially if the blank end of, the {*T" was filled with cotton

t or some other. similar substance, or if an inner

“wool

‘sliding: tube, with’, the end closed, was introduced into the
blank end of the “T,?? and pushed in, so as to throttle

‘the sounds at the bend.

- T also fitted a flexible. joint. between the necdle-and the
‘actuial reproducer, which further eliminated these bigh-

riod vibrations, This flexibility was obtained by giving
‘the joint very large clearance, and filling the space in

between with a: highly viscous substance.
I found considerable

paper, linen, &c., were put in the trumpet.
NO. 2169, VoL. 86]

TRE. : [May 25, I91z

In conclusion, ‘I might say that my own’ experiments
quite bear our Prof. McKendrick’s opinion on. the import-
ance of using-suitably shaped trumpets in order to obtain
i leasant natural reproductions of musical tones and of the
{ human voice... . Caries A. Parsons.

{ Heaton Works, Newcastle-on-Iyne, May, 17-
é

4 improvement, as well, in the tone
tehen a paper diaphragm, or when moderate quantities: of

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I thought perhaps you would like to know what I

thought about our exhibition at Milwaukee as I will probably not
see you before you go abroad. Our show out there taken as a whole
was to my mind a great success. Jobbers who heard the machine
before seemed surprised at the improvement in quality, and those
jobbers who had not heard it at ell were impressed with the start

we have made. The speakers held up well. The new one, with the

gold finish, seeming to make the best impression. I demonstreted
the extra-soft one on three or four occasions where I had a large
audience, but, as I expected, they did not show any appreciation of
| the possibilities of such a speaker in the small home. However, few
talking machine men have ever been able to think or see beyond the
features that get the first money in making the sale in the store.
There is nothing discouraging in this as the soft speaker will take

care of itself and prove its worth among those who want it and

prefer it.

In making the suggestion from Milwaukee that the threads

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at the end be made coarser I "exploded too quickly" and I see now
that the feed wouldn't permit any change in the thread at the end
and it would be impractical to coarsen the thread on the feed

because you wouldn't know where to begin it, but I still maintain
| thet the field for extra threads after the music stops should be

much larger so as to give more lattitude for setting the stopping

| device.

If you would like to have me come in some afternoon before
you go to give me any instructions in regard to wagons, etc., and
any other matter that you would rather go over with me personally
they have my address at the office and I will be glad to do as you

wish. Should you fecl that this is not necessary I want to wish
you a very pleasant voyage and hope you will renew your youth by

the tripe
Cc. Re Goodwin

Jel7-42

--Pational Association of Talking Machine Fobbers

Bxnoune COMMITTEE,
J.B. BOW. Chicago, Tit.
TAWHENOE Ty GREAL, Milwaukee, Wis,

FB, TAFT, joBton,
hopourH AVORLITZER, Gincinnatl, 0.

H, H, BLISH, Des Moines, lowa
eases COMMITTEE,
L, a. WISWELL, Ohalrman

Lyon Healy.
A, A. TROSTLER, & , Healy tzer Arms Co,
Winnipeg, Can.
‘Western Talking, Machine Co.
HERBERT ROYER, 2. Stolnort & Sons
I, DAVEGA, I, Davogs Co.

RESOLUTION COMMITTEE,

J, FE. BOWERS byon & Healy, Chairman
UANHENGE NeGRBAL, L. MeQreal Go,
BURTON PIERCE, J. ‘senicina Bons do.

STATE COMMISSIONERS AND MEM-
BERSHIP COMMITTEE,

GEO, E, MICHELS, Chairman
Nebraska’ Orale os
R, SHAW,

Western Tatking Machine
W. H. ROSS & SON, Portland, Me,
E. F, TAFT, Boston, Mass,
Eastern Talking Machine Co.
MAX LANDAY, New York Olty
Landay Bros,

MR, SILVERMAN, New Haven, Conn.
Pardee-Ellenberger Co,
EDISONIA 00., Nowark, N. J,
DAN, 0° NEIL, moe Pa,

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J. FISHE! Pittsburg, Pa.
Ba, 0, Mellor Co., Be
OARL DROOP, Washington, D, 0,
E. F, Droop & Sons.
THOS, TOWELL, Gievetand, oO.
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MONTENEGRO-REIHMS co., Louisvilte
BEN LEE OREW, Atlanta, Ga.
Phillips & Crew.
W. H. REYNOLDS, Mobile, Ata.
Q, 0, KOEHRING BROS., Indianapolis.
L. 0. WISWELL, Obicago, Ill.
MAX STRASBURG, Detrolt, Mich.
Grinnell Bros.

LAWRENOGE McGREAL, Milwaukee, Wis,
Lawrenco MeGrenl.
LAWRENCE LUOKER, Minneapolls
Minnesota Phonograph Co.

i. H. BLISH, Des Molnes, Ia,

Hargor & Blish.
BURTON PIERO. Kan City, Mo.
. We Senkins Sons Co, aa

NATL. AUTO PIRE AUARE 00.,

New Orleans, La,
HOUSTON PHONO. CO., Houston, Tox.
ROSS P, CURTICE co. Lincoln, Nebr.
MONTANA PHONO, CO., Holena, Mont,
KNIGHT-OAMPBELL CO., Denver, Colo.

CONSOLIDATED MUSIO CO.,
Salt Lako Clty, Utah

SOUTHERN CAL. MUSIO 0.,
Los_An, oles, Cal.
MR. GRAVEB, Portland, Ore.

Graves Musle Oo.

EILER'S PIANO HOUSE
Spokane, Wash.

onlpes Can.

PRESIDENT, PERRY B, WHITSIT, COLUMBUS, 0.
The Perry B, Whitslt Company.

VIOB PRES. J, N, BLACKMAN, NEW YORK OITY
tackman ‘Talking Machine Company.

SEORETARY,. 3. 0. ROUSH, PITTSBURGH, PA.
ard Talking Machine Company,

aiuigeete Speed BUHHN, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
ais Buehn & Brothor,

OFFICE OF

J. C. ROUSH
SECRETARY

PITTSBURGH, PA.
Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, New Jorsey.

My dear Mr. Edison:

GRIEVANOE ‘COMMITTEE.
I, H, BLISH, Harger & Gish, Chairnian

hen & Hughes
Ww. pOMHTLL, Penn ccponomraphe Oo.
MAX STRASBURG,

Dyer & Bro,
Grinnell Bros,
ABEANGEMENT COMMITTEE,

LAWRENCE McGREAL, Ohairman
LAWRENCE LUOKER, Minn. Phon. Oo,
L, 0. WIBWELL, Lyon & Healy

RURTON PIERCE, a Jenkins Bons Co,

H. A, WEYMAN!

A. Weymann & Bons
J. N. BLACKMAN, Bisckman T, M,
3. 0. ROUSH, Standard Talk, Mach. Oo.

duly £1, 1911.

JUL 2421

I bag to acknowledgo receipt of your

very kind letter of July 5th,

which was read at our

fifth annual banevet, at Lilwankoo, July lath.

It is almost needless for mo to say
that your letter vas listened to with groat pleasure by
tho members assembled at the banquet, and I feel sure that
they all joined with m: in thanking you for your Irind
wishes as well as your courtesy in remembering us at

our annual gathering.

Again thanking you, and with warmest

personal regards, I am

Yours vary truly,

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Dear Sir

Referring to the correkpondence and various conver~ a!
sations I have had with Mr. Fdison on the Shellac proposition, ,
ap well as the new material you are making, and which Mr.

Bdison mentioned he could let us have 500 or 600 hh per day,

I now write to ask if there is anything new in connection

with this matter.

We are in & position now to talk Grain Lac or .-

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Dear Sir: eth ae oe oh “
fome twelve years ago 1 nde you ce oie

a study of mine relating to hydraulic reek en the ‘
kindness to reply personally. This is my se ae f r wryfting you
direct.
For the past eighteen months 1 have been woyking on
the problem of determining the distance and direction of sound
sipnals with special reference to navigation during fogs.
In this work 1 have had to develop one or two things
which may or may not be of value to you.
Among these matters there has been developed what might
be called absolute or definite mechanical synchronism. This is
based upon small divisions of time, but the synchronism is
absolute. .
Possibly such a thing might be valuable in connection
with phonogrephic and moving picture records, the commercial

application of which 1 amno judge.

For instance, -- it seems to me that a modification
of the principles involved would make it possible to reproduce

at any future time, either 100 years, or a thousand years, as

Thomas A. Edison, Esq.,.....#2.

the case may be, a movine picture record at exactly the same
originally

speed at which it wasfiaken. I can understand how this feature:

would have little commercial value in music hall work, but it

does seem to me that in matters of Legal or scientific record

it would he of the greatest importance.
In phonopraphic or pramanphone application there seems
to be an application which may héve to he worked out in detail,

put which might be of very considerable importance in certain

directions.

For instance, instead of arrenging an orchestra, or
any other analogous: musical primary, so as %o pet the necessary
"blend" into the same horn of one instrument, it seems to me

that with absolute synchronism an orchestra could be permitted

to arrange itnelf in the ordinary way and the musical record ve

taken by any number of receiving instruments, and the record of,

these instruments he afterwards transformed into a composite

record which ought to have the natural effect of distance which
appeals to the human ear in actual practice.
rere is. also the perneps less important feature that

for legal, scientific or any otner reason whatsoever, & phono-

graphic record can he reproduced at any future time at exactly

the same speed at whicn jit was recorded.

dy.
Tin latter seems to me to be, from the staypoint of

record, an important feature. For instance, df it is desired to

record the speech of @ public man it is evident that a slight
deviation in speed of the reproducing instrument will give 4 aif-

ant quality to the men's voice than that

ferent tone and 4 differ

which was desired to he recorded.
SS

Thomas A, Bdison, Esq.,....#3. =

lt will be obvious to you that any means which ah-
solutely insures the reproduction of any record at the same
speed at which it was recorded, is scientifically valuable.

(nile l have not been eble to personally undertake the
demonstration of absolutely synchronizing moving picture and
sound records, 1 think it would be perfectly plain to you that
the proper development of the principles involved would absolutely
insure the simultaneous reproduction of moving picture and sound
records without the slightest error. This, 1 understand, is @
matter of considerable commercial value.

lf anything in the above is of sufficient importance
to attract your attention, 1 should be very glad to hear from
you and to have the opportunity of discussing the matter with
you at your convenience.

Yours very truly,

Deke es Sis i

Edison General File Series
4911. Phonograph - Edison Phonograph Works (E-11-69)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
the business of the Edison Phonograph Works. Among the items for 1911 are
memoranda regarding production schedules, correspondence containing
financial statements and stock offerings, and a letter pertaining to a
demonstration of the Elliott Fisher Co. at the Edison Phonograph Works.

Approximately 40 percent of the documents have been selected. The
items not selected consist primarily of miscellaneous financial calculations,

meeting announcements, and duplicates.

Feb. 2, 1911.

— Me Pe Weber:

Herowith you will find angineor ing Notice dated Feb.
£2, 1911, Concerning Sugpes tion for Improvenent No, 1910, relating
$> Business Phonograph esring Tube Hinge 3ody and Hinge Cap; alee

herewith are models of sane.

As per Notice, this now type of Hinge Body and Hinge
Cap, showsthe lugs, for holding the aluminum hearing tubas, split
with olamping serew through same. the reason for this improvemen
is, to better hold the aluninum tubes, by positively dlenping the
fame, and algo providing eaBy means for the replacing of domaged
tubes. Complaints have been onde thet the present style of Hinge
Body and @ Cap yeevines no means for tightening the tubes vhen

same deoons Loosene

It iu aleo proposed to stamp on those two parte, the
word "Adigon", sabotantiniiy es showm on tho Sketch marked AS here-

on.
The two parte above montioned,
aro to hnye the same nickel
A finish ap at prasent.
This change is to go into effect when present stoak
The work 4a to be carried on so thrt the old and

49 exhauetod.
now stook may overlap, ao that thore may be no delay fn furnish-
ing these new parts. r of \,
n. t
ALg/ITB R
haging, Production, Listing Repts., Bessre. Vaternon,

Copy to Fure 5
purand, HAZA. nedfearn, Holland and File.

pe = tet

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G@. VLANTOU MIDDLETON
JOUN WLAKELEY

COMMONWEALTH CRUST BUILDING
CULSTNUT AND 127n BTR,

LAW OFTices
Mippiirron ann BiuakEuey

(4 J | ir 1 PUILADELPIILA

In re Chas, R. Horn,

Pyro-Electric Company,

Orange, N. Je

ett

¥ we :

qentlemen;= | #5" hal os ite

I am the Trustee in Bankruptcy fo the 7 + ay oe ¥
Chas. R. Horn, Bankrupt. be : 2 f

Amongst the assets of the said Estate I Waal oo = i
shares of the capital stock of your Company, a = U et

Will you be good enough to advise me as to Ls fi a ee
following: x © eo f

le Book value of said stock. Ae vw oh,

2- Price at which shares were sold at last a iF ana{’ *
date thereof.

Ss» Do you know of anybody who. would be willing to pure

chase this stock, and if so, the price they would give therefor,

JB-IPC

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JOUN BLAKELEY CUESTNUT AND 1aTn STS, - yo.

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LAW Orricres

Mippirron AND BLAKELEY
PUILADELPIIIA

April 13, 1911.
He. F. Milier, Secretary,
Labratory Thos,A.Zdaison,
Orange, NeoJe

Dear Sire
I thank you for your letter of the 12th-inst, relative

to the Pyroe-Electric Co.

Yo ery truly, !

ae sabia P|
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Form 112

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EDISON PHONOGRAPH WORKS.

July 3lst, 1911,

The R. G. Dun Co.,
30 Clinton St.,
Newark, N.. J.

Gentlemen:

We submit herewith the following financial statement

of Zdison Phonograph works as of February 28th, 1911. if

you will recall our last year's statement, we explained to

you the item of "Due Affiliated. Companies" . We are pleased ,
to tate that this year this item has been srautca tes and the '
APLiliated Companies owe this Company.

34,750.39 Cash
821,244.96 Raw Naterial, Finished Parts & in process
429,223.25 Real Estate & Buildings
348,331.82 ‘Tools & Equipment (after depreciation)
25,792.83 Notes & Accounts Receivable
25,982.62 Due from Aifiliated Companies
Accounts Payable.” 96,211.08
Unpaid Bond Interest 50.00
5% Gold Bonds 204,000.00
Capi#al & Surplus 1,385,064. 79
1,685,525.87 _ i 2,685,325.87
, OFFICERS 4!
Thomas A. Edison, President
Frank L. Dyer, Vice President * Gen'l Manager
Ernest J. Berggren, Seoretary & Treasurer
Harry F. Miller, Asst. Secretary & Treasurer
DIRECTORS
- Thomas A. Edison, Frank L. Dyer,
Carl H. Wilson, Ernest J. Berggren,
: ‘"" Harry FP, Miller,

Trusting this is satisfactory, we remain,

Yours very. truly,
EDISON PHONOGRAPH WORKS

Treasurer

August 7, 1921,

* ALL Foronon;~

Ploase note the schedule of Finished Phonogranhs wna
Roproducers for the weak ending August 12, 1911,

lir, Cuenin and ir, Honan will notify Lin, Vaterman as
to the parts which are low in stock and on which production should

ba kept up,

Phonographs,
Typa Schedule

POLUAP 6:9: 6- 0:0 a:8 a6 bi0s oo eesie: 0:0id <0 6020 9 00. 8004 wee 100

Businoss iiachines,

Business A Crcccnesecenvrecscesececsecsers BO

ie D Di deeaies Oca aes eiansanpeenuwes 10

6 Ne ccccnccccoseccsesvecsecesvece 2.0

Attachment Report,

Standard ¢ 660: ieeckviers's S68 vlee'e wie’ oeearsine ces 200
HOM. cer crcecdevececveverecevecessccsoves 100
Reproducors,

mp eod Recvecccccncvevcseccererececcentees 2R 260

Cece ce ceerecnes cee cneseseseceessasess BO
Onccncecerervsnesevneeessvvsenessensees 400

Coe eeeeeresreonseeesereeeseseeeeetoneeene 200

Numbering liachines.
Schedule to be the same as for week ending July 29,

0. J, VETZEL,

Fue - Gen,
G@. PLANTOU MipDLETON COMMONWEALTH ‘CRUST BUILDING
JouN Biscay CUESTNUT AND lari STS.
LAW OFrricrs

MiIppLEToN AND BLAKELEY ’
} PHILAPRLPHIA Aktgust 29, 1931,

The Pyro Electric Co.,
Orange, N. J.
Gentlemens ~
ndloved tind advertivseient of the vale of gertain
seourities which may be of interest to yous
‘tops heey wry

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Ad

JSBeaite 7 i . Vrustee

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Trustee’s Sale in Bankruptcy.

Estate of Charles R. Horn, Bankrupt.

Notice is hereby given that on Tues-
day, September Sth, 1911, at 12 o'clock
noon, at the salesrooms of Samuel T.
Freeman & Co, 1219-21 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia, there will be offered for
sale the following securities belonging
to the above estate: 60 shares common
stock Pyro Electric Co, 3700 shares
common stock Perforated Music Roll Co.,
42 shores common stock Automatic
Hook & Eye Co, 600 shares common
stock Marles Carved Molding Co, 200
shares preferred stock Marlies Carved
Molding Co,, 2000 shares common stock
Home Stake Southern Extension Mining
Co., 7084 shares common stock San
Domingo Exploration Co,, 150 shares
common stock Watkins Illuminating &
Power Co., 125 shares common stock
Bingham Mary Copper Co. and 15 shares
common stock Lenox Mfg. Co.

JOHN BLAKELEY, Trustee,
Commonwealth Trust Building,
Philadelphia, Pa.

‘
THOMAS... EOISON, Presioent.

DICTATED TO THE EGISON
GUSINESS PHONOGRAPH.

” PRANK L. DYER, GeNeAAL MaNaceR.

Orange Nf Sept. 6, 1911.

Joseph Stokes: Rubber Co.,
Trenton, U. J.

Gentlemen: ~
We beg to acknowledge your favor of the second inst.

relative to the matter of moulds for making parts for the Edison

Storage Battery Company.
We would he glad to see your representative on either

wednesday or Thursday of next wee in order to take up the matter

with him in detail.

Thanking you for your prompt attention to our request, we

are
Yours very truly,

Negro ree -

Pla ail bled be oe A 4 ey

Atfbon

ware

at em,

ha a at er

as ee He a . en

A.WESTEE, Secy. & TREAS.

THOMAS AEDISON, Paresioent. * FRANK L. DYER, Generac MANAGER. A.WESTEE, Secy. & TREAS. \

CICTATED TO THE KOISON
BUSINESS PHONOGRAPH.

Orange Np Sept. 6, 1911.

Mr. P. Weber,

Attached hereto, you will find engineering notice dated
August 11, 1911 concerning suggestion for improvement No. 1831,
relating to horn-crane and socket, business phonogreph. As per
notice the first lot are to be immediately made up to be used
with the new metal cabinet, but not to supersede the present type.

The clamping sorew thumb nut is part No. 12313, other :

parts being new.
The two pieces cerring the horn-crane end fiber washers
are carried between the lugs on cabinet top rim, the screw in

hole, in lugs with the metel washers under the screw head and

against the outside of lug, the thumb nut on outside of other

lug.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

EOISON PHONOGRAPH WORKS

Aug

Septe 2, 1911s

bir. P. Webor: ;
Engineering Dept. Notice dated Auge 11, 1911,

comserning Suggestion ‘for Improvomsnt #1831, relating to
Horn Crane and Socket, Businoss Phonograph, is hereby
amended to apply also to Crane for Speaking Tube,

Asthis lattor crane is made of larger stock
than the former the orane for Speaking Tube is to swage
on end to fit into the new style olamp furnished with tho
metal eabinet, thereby making the olamp one of the two
ro® the same dtamerter

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Ded. 8, 1911.

PRODUCTION DE2T:
Please note thet all the purts excepting

tha cubinet, listed for Diso Phonograph odel 74-B will be
used for Dise Phonograph Models #2-A and #5-2.

Diese Phonograph Model #2-A iv a concealed
horn type mounted in an Amberole style cabinet with one
draver for reoords. Bie a

Dine Fhonograph Model fA iu ® voncesiled
horn type mounted in a cabinet without druver for records,

Models #2-A and ¢S-a differ oniy in style
Ci tr, .
EG Messy.

of cabinets.
Per 2. weber.
FIH.HEO-

Copy to Pieacvork, Cost, Eng. Shop Supt. Tooi Inspt, Shop Inept.
PHOHO,Ausem.(2),2hono. Stook, Prets, Sorew Kaoh, Lathe, Drilling,
Cleaning, Jobbing, Draughting, Messrs. Filson, Hird, File,

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1911. Phonograph - Foreign (E-11-70)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
the marketing of phonographs and recordings in Europe. Most of the letters
are by Edison and Thomas Graf, managing director of the Edison
Gesellschaft in Berlin, and concern musica! selection for disc phonograph
recordings. Also included are financial statements for subsidiaries of the
National Phonograph Co. in London, Paris, and Berlin, which were prepared
for Edison by Ernest J. Berggren, secretary and treasurer of Thomas A.
Edison, Inc., and a letter from J. Lewis Young, a longtime associate in the
British phonograph and mimeograph businesses. In addition, there are two
undated items by Edison, which were transcribed in 1953 from privately
owned originals. One includes notes with respect to rented properties in Berlin
in light of Edison's decision to terminate the "business phonograph business."
The other is a draft letter concerning his intentions to reorganize the
European market relative to phonographs and home kinetoscopes.

All of the documents have been selected except for duplicates and
variants of selected items.

Grromder © Gi laws Yferg

Tee sn thine,

An MA. 1s
(ue 56 a Dornton Roed, Baiham. S: Wao ve
London England, May 4th 1911.

)

Thomas Alyah Haison Baa, a en aes ag) Lg
7 ange MN e . 2

Dear Mr Edison,

: I have been w for neerly three and a half years
on a newcut. .I came to the ctnclusion that the limit had been reached
in the Berliner cut ani the U‘cut on a dise never seemed to be satis-
factory due to the overcutting when volume was otaiget d surface
noise, Qten—

The new cut is a V cut phono fashion and is repmoduced wtih a
fine pointed needle, I spoke to Mr Graf in London sometime ave

sent him samples of the record and matrices so that you could ha
samples pressed in your own material. I trust vthet™by this time

have received the samples and that you red. ortunttty¥ of giving
same a trial. fe

I am very shortly recording some orchestral selections and
if you are. interested I sha a csanples.

Johnson
game I
8S are in. the

; It seens to mo thAb@rteicet s quite outside
patent ebout whcih a great is being made. Knowing t
cannot help thinking what thieves these johnsons and Jo
matter of patents.

. We think wehave something new and we areout to sell the
Ptenets, I wouldlike to make some money out of this Talking Machine
business, . I have'nt succeeded in doing so yet, “I have worked hard
at it for many yoars and heve had e hard rough time of it.
a

Yours faithfully ,

J. Lewis Young,

HG.

Caste Anoness: “ZYMOTIC,NEW YORK?

A.B.C., COMMERCIAL, LIEBER’ 's, HUNTING'S AND WESTERN UNION CODES USEO.

FOREIGN DEPARTMENT

OF THE

NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH CO.
EDISON MANLIFACTURING OO.

TELEPHONE,
908 ORANGE,

FACTORIES:
ORANGE,N.J..U.S.A.

3 BATES MANUFACTURING GOD.

£01SON PHONOGRAPHS
ANO RECORDS.

EDISON PROJECTING KINETOSCOPES
AND ORIGINAL FILMS.
EDISON PRIMARY BATTERIES
AND FAN MOTOR OUTFITS.

BATES NUMBERING MACHINES.

ORANGE,NEW JERSEY.

LONDON, PARIS, BERLIN,

BRUSSELS, SYONEY,
MEXICO CITY,
BUENOS AIRES.

-_——,

Orang Nf Wh _ dune 6-1911,

ii, H. FP, ililler,
Laboratory.
Dear Sir:~-
Ye ecknovledge receipt of your check No. 1582 for $15. and euclose
horewLth, receipt covering gene,
Ye also enclose envelope which contained your remittance, and by referring
thoreto, you will note that same was addressed to 10 Fifth Ave., N.Y. © Will you.

kindly have our address corrected to read:-—

"Thomas A, Edison, Inc,, Foreign Department, Office Building, as we have not
occupied the premises at 10 Fifth ‘Ave. for more than a yeer.
Yours very truly, F , ’
Nottd boiz =
Manager, Toreign Departmont. '
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NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH CO. LTD

_ LONDON

Balance sheet as of 30th September 1911.

* * *
ASSETS
Cash on Hand & In Bank 3, 204. 62 +
Accounts Receivable 73,167.26 ~
less
Reserve for bad Debts 5200.00 - 71,967.26 +
Notes Receivable 124.20 -
Swedish American Film Stock 204. 74
Inventories as per Ledger
932 Phonographs 6, 971.94 -
121 Commercial Phonos’ &\ 6,240,02 -
928,068 Standard Records 80,574.78
349,819 Amberol Records 31,279.76 -
Miscellaneous 13,132, 78 +
236,214 feet Film ; 9,712.94
5 Kinetoscopes & Parts - 1,979.20 °
Batteries 121,18 -
Storage Batteries 1,713,80 - 152,726.40 -
Plant
Furniture © Fixtures 8, 702, 68
Machinery & Tools 48,00 .
TOTAL ASSETS $ 235,977.20 .
saa SSS
LIABILITIES
Reserve for Goods on Consignment 1, 244. 28 -
Accounts Payable - 7,959.10-
" “ Dep'n of Old Film Stock 3 460,00 .

TOTAL LIABILITIES

Excess of Assets.
v

Capital Stock

Deficit as of leegl-11 44,417.62 .

Profit 9 mos to 9-30«11

Deficit as of 30th September 1911

40,512.14 -

9,683, 38 -
$ 226,294.52.

eecc cece sce
230,400.00 -

4,105.48 .
$ 226,294.52 .

SrSerSrecescocos=

$4105.48.

NATIONAL HONOGRAPH CO. LID.
LONDON

Profit & Loss Account.
For nine months ending 30th September 1911."

* * *
SALES
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PHONOGRAPH & MISCELLANEOUS FILM & KINETOSCOPE
\ 1,619 Phonographs 19,408, 66 . 7 Kinetoscopes & Parts 2,726.36.
287 Com'l Phonos &c. 20,801.10 - 1850,@29 feet Film 141,457, 60 -

246,895 Standard Hecords 29,533.62 -

252,030 Amberol " 44,93 7076:
171 ‘stand Opera " 65,36 -
565 -Amberol * * 368.52 .
Batteries 107.52 -
Miscellaneous 16,204.14 -
$231,394.48 - $144,183.96 .
serress=== 0) Sa eerescessca

GROSS PROFITS

Phonographs 7,194.68 . Kinetoscopes & Parts 1,291.30:
Com'1 Phonsgraphs &c. 8,717.14. Film «66,285, 96 -
! Standard Records4 8,178.86 -
Amberol " 23,086.80 -
Standara Upera Records 25.30 -
Amberola - " 157.62 .
Batteries ; . 42.54 -
Miscellaneous 6,409. 64 -
$ 53,810.58 . | $ 66,277.26,
Beesssrsse . sursansnsr

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NATIONAL FHONOGRAPH co. LTD

LONDON

Statement of Expenses

Foy.mine months ending 306h September 1922,

* . 4 * i
Phonograph & Film &
Miscellaneous Kinetoscope
Advertising "21,892, 20- 3, 62988. .
, Commissions 813.54. 384,40: .
Freight & Express . 1,414.50 - 409,74 -
Film Account : ee: Teese re 1,355.66 . .
Interest & Discount 3,019.14. 408, 66.
Improvements & Gen'l Repairs. 16.04. 28.90.
Insurance 997,72 - 113.38 ;
Legal 258.32. 11.60.
Light, Heat & Power 557.04 - 202.90.
Miscellaneous : 620,02. 350,16. :
Office Salaries 15,050.76. 4,701.48 . i
Officials : 2,459, 72 ce mes |
Postage 572.86 . 328.72 + '
Printing & Stationery 800,28, 109,64. '
Pay Roll ' 5,997.46, wen e ; |
Packing & Boxing ‘ 898.60 . 6.68 .
Rent 4,218.00. 570,00 -
Rates & Taxes / : 979.66. 130,42.
Revenue ae 29.86. wwe ew; '
feneerore & ae erone 451.60. 136.98-
Travellers Salaries &c, 4, 663,78. 65.50 - ,
less Bl ae ise :
Difference in Exchange wel 119210 - as
TOTAL EXPENSES 63, 651.00 - 12,944.70. |
TOTAL EARNINGS 53,610.58 : 66,277.26 .
or Trading Loss 9,840.42-Profit 53,332.56 -
Loss on Broken Records 3,115.72 -
kecord Royalty 64,28.
eaten oe Met Se foe
NET LOSS $13,020.42 .Profit $53,332.56 .
Steere ses rSSrecssess=
Net Profit Kinetoscope & Film $53,332.56 .
" Loss Phonograph & Miscellaneous 13,020,42 . :
$40,312.14

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NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH CO,

PARIS

Balance sheet as of 30th September 1911, Compared with

same nine months of 1910.

a * .
ASSETS 1921
Chas on hard & in Bank 602.85
Accounts Receivable 13,192. 78
less
Reserve for Bad Debts 1,000.00 12,192, 78
Notes Receivable “21s ©
Inventories as per ledger
153 Phonographs 1,532.16
269 Com'l Phonos &c. 14,729.09
69,878 Standard Records 7,566.85
21,371 Amberol " 2,635.63
Batteries 24.95
Miscellaneous 1,084. 62
22,831 Meters Film 3,285.98
1 Kineto & Parts 258.54 :
, 31,016.80
Plant
Furniture & Fixtures 2,925, 00

Patents
Paris Factory Liquidation Acct.

TOTAL ASSETS

$ 46,637.4

s2=-SSSSS-e
LIABILITIES
Accounts Payable 123,971.39

TOTAL LIABILITIES 123,971, 39

Excess of Liabilities 99,333.96
cea SSSSSers
Capital Stock 20,000.00

Defisit as of 12621-10 99,813,93
Frofit 9 mus to 9830911 _2,479,97 97,333.96

$ 77,333.96

Deficit as of 12-31-09
Loss 9 mos to 9-30-10

1910
4,456.82
6, 225.69
1,000.00 5,225.69
ee 196.02
199- 2,194.14
126 773676
82,450- 8,888. 76
16,417 2,087.46
24.93
961.07
21,661- 2,917.05
le 160,52
18,007.69
3,656.27
1,000.00
202, 26
$32,744.75
ssc

113, 250,39

113,350.33
80, 505, 64

20,000.00

96,835.92
3,669.72 100,505, 64

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Profit & Loss Account
for nine months ending 30th September 1911 compared
with the same néne months of 1910.

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1911 1910
SALES | Quantity Value Quantity Value
Phonographis . 200 3,242.75 134 3,108.74 |
Com'1 Phoncgraphs &. -.233. 15,823.12 37 3,154.60 |
Standard Records 17632 3, 655,82 42351 6, 744,80
Amberol " 7017 1,871.17 9655 2,585.36
Stand Opera " 39 21.43 86 51.46
Amberol " " 340 281.24 285 187,16
Batteries d.0 =u «@ “so
Miscellaneous 1,164.54 1,161. 38
Film 144198M. 28,588.59 10,117, 70
Kinetoscopes & Parts 151,88 = we
354,800,54 $27,107.20
scesscsrescs SrossSsas
GROSS PROFITS
Phonographs 920,67 1,352.66 |
Com'1 Phonographs &c. 4,859.0 1,564.38
Standard Records 1,338. 60 2,594.27
Amberol a : 946,10 1,352.19
Stand Opera " 11. 68 29,96
Amberola " 161.56 107,36
Batteries a ow mw
Wi scellaneous 690.82 704,70
es ; m J rn 8,653.12 3,154. 96
‘inetoscope & Parts 66, 38 2 res
$17,548.13 $10,860,486
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NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH CO,
es PARIS

Statement of Expenses
As of 30th September 1911, compared wi th
the same nine months of 1910,

* * *
1911 19230

Office Salaries : 4,071.20 3,469, 00
Warehouse " 564,59 _ 2,012.07
Officials Expenses 210,19 459,59
Telegraph & Telephone 95.38 182, 48
Insurance 62.87 177,55 -
printing & Stationery : 248. 68 208.45
Postage 236.77 271,82
Rent ; 135,04 581,52
Interest & Discount 461,25 162.08
Packing & Boxing -136,59 138.21 -
Customs Expenses 342.71 646.09
Ligut Heat & Power 216.52 326, 08
Legal 222.95 78.14
Sahesmens Expenses ; ,962,95 1,295.49
Salesmens Commissions 453.92 "239, 10
Taxes 177.72 151.38
City Customs Charges 66.04 102.25
Advertising _ 2,748.65 1,690.24
Auditors Tees 355. 64 150.60
Miscellaneous 161.66 188.74 °
Freight & Express 423.63 609,04
loving “sa = 382.42
Improvements & Genl Repairs _» 40,53 188. 76
Exchange 785.06 ae ere
Kinetoscope Expenses wes 6.52
F = Zoi 1,018, 90 144,95 -

TOTAL EXPENSES 13,189.42 12, 784.94

TOTAL EARNINGS 17,548.13 10,860.48

‘ Net Trading Profit 4,358.71 Loss 1,924.46
Deduct ; Add :

Authors Rights ; 1,855,80 1,745, 26
Royalty 22.94 1,878.74

’ NET
+NET GAIN $ 2, ees Loss $ 3, 669. 12

ASSETS

Caph on hand and in Bank

BERLIN

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Accounts Receivable 23,472.60
less
Reeewve for lad Debts 3,750.00 19, 722.50
Notes Receivable 3,052.61
Inventories as per ledger
342 Phonographs 2,910.96
94 Comm'l Phonographs &c. 4, 284. 78
191,779 Standard Records 20,587.37
73, 196 Amberol " 8,059.44
ol, 144 Meters Tilm 4,456. 86
23 Kinetoscopes & Parts “2,410.87
Miscellaneous 3,643.94
Duties not yet charged to Costs 2,045.95 48,300.17
Biant,
Machinery & Tools 129.58
Furniture & Wixtures 2,596.88
TOTAL ASSETS 82,479.52

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LIABILITIES

Accounts payabre * 23,045.58
Reserve for Dep'n of Old Vilm Stock 1,364. 50
TOTAL LIABILITIES 24,430.08
excess of Assets 58,069.44
‘ scerecsrs
Capital stock 100,000.00

Deficit as of 12-31-10 62,690.53
Profit nine months to 9-300"11 20, 759¢ 97 41,930.56
568,069.44
SeErcSsscreTee

Deficit as of 30th September 1911 341,930.56

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EDISON GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H.

BERLIN
Profit & Loss Account
For nine months ending 30th September 1912.

$ 19,287.45

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BALZ5.-
Phonograph & hiisa. Film & Kinetoscope
256 Phonographs 4,394.78 Kinetos & Prts 2. 65
362 Com'1 Phonos & 23,014.73 410,459 KNeters Film 92,161.44
74,103 Standard Records 9,066.03
26,974 Amberol - ° 6,093.25
207 Stand Opera " 90.73
809 Amberol " " 584.48
dscelianeous 2,971. 36
3 47,115.26 $ 92,164.09
Scrccecses Stcrcessso
GROSS PROFITS
" Phonographs 2,321.56 Kinetoscopes & Parts 37
Com'1l Phonos kc. 9,240.03 Filn 33,670.96
Standard Records 2,378. 76
Amberol 7 ; 3,260.88
Standard Opera Records 38. 98
Amberol " " 357. 96
Miscellaneous 1,689.29

9 33,671.33

EDISON GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H.
BERLIN

Statement of Expenses -
For nine months ending 30th September 1911.

2 * *
Phonograph & Film &
Miscellaneous Kinetoscope
Advertising 5,154.88 1,124.67
fpayellers Salaries & Expenses 2,034.29 ee ee
Packing & Boxing 343.13 | 366. 85
Mechanics “ages : 189, 28 see =
Rent 846.94 - 846.93
Yaxeb- 23, 33 23.32
Repairs 221.12 27.65
Insurance : 239.48 38.73
Solarics 4,276, 60 . 4,220, 73
Officials Expenses | 479.74 270.82
printing & Stationery 1,102.62 106.21
Velegrams - ; 65. 72 78.50
Telephone 65.01 . 56.50
Postage 888.19 : 3235.99
Legal Expenses . 137.47 49.65
Customs, " ” 45, 48 10.47
Commi ssions 54.63 3,053.87
¥iscellaneous : 729.08 251.96
Film Account --—+ = 1,033.14
Interest & Discount . 670.74 982.98
Yrei ght 13264 80.99
Exchange 3,043. 70 42.56
TOTAL LXPENBES 21,165.07 10,922.73
TOTAL EARNINES 19,287.45 33,672.33
aa Trading Loss 1,877.62 Profit 22, 748.60
A “
License charges 130.01
2, 00%. 63
Deduct
Profit on Sale of Scrap Wax.. “ 19.00
Het
Net Loss : 1,988.63 Profit 22,748.60
secrerscee eccesSeas
Net Profit Film & Kinetoscope $22, 748.60

“ Yoss Phonograph & Kiscellaneous 1,988,635

Total Net Profit 520, 759.97

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complete business phonograph, to Mr, Valentine, Correspondent of the New York
World, at the World Office, Paris, this phonograph to be delivered to lr. Valentine
free of all charges. I have asked Mr. Graf to advise me inmediately delivery
is made, ani upon receipt of suoh advice, I shnll be pleased to give you the infor-
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our Me. Wypor asking him to obtain for me a very complete report, and I am swe

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Dear Mr.Edison,

I beg to acknowledge receipt of your personal letter
of the 20th ultimo, which was received on Monday. Your letter
requires a very full and lengthy reply, but owing to the pressure
of business during this week I could not find the ease and time
necessary to clearly and conscientiously work out the scheme and
suggestions I have in mind and which I intend to write you about.

I have taken dovm notes, which I will work out over Sunday, in
order that I can reply fully early next week.

I have also compiled a statistic of Opera performances
in America intended to facilitate the work of the Recording Depart-
ment; this statistic I think will be useful for reference,- I will
send it along with my report.

In the meantime I beg to be,

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In response to your memorandum of even
date relative to the European accounts will say that the
Phonograph and Film accounts are kept separate with the
exception of the Paris Office. We have to depend upon
the figures which we receive from Europe as to the amount
chargeable to the Film and Phonograph branches of the
pusiness and when the information was requested, lir, Graf
advised that the information would be forwarded monthly
as to London and Berlin, but the business in the Paris
branch being so small, he did not consider it necessary to
segregate. This action was approved by Mr. Dyer, cone
sequently the Paris repost shows as a whole on a comparative
basis with last year; the London and Berlin segregate the
Phonograph and Film only for the year 1911, as it is
impossible to separate the business for 1910, but during
the year 1912, the reports for these offices will be
comparative,

These statements have been compiled
as fast as the reports have been received from the other
side and sent to Mr. Dyer.

Enclosed are copies of the latest, as
of October lst.

E. J. BERGGREN

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Dear Mr.Edison,

I am now able to reply to your letter of the 20th ultimo at
some length, and I am endeavouring to give herewith a few suggestions
which may be useful. I see from your letter that you are working at
something which I felt has been missing in our Grand Opera work so far,
namely a plan to guide the creation of a good and first class operatic
programme. In creating such a programme it seems to me the require-
ments of the United States will have to be considered firat, because
the new record will make its first appearance there, and then on account
of the volume of business in the United States. The other countries
will be in a position to supplement the work done in the States by local
work and local programmes.

I know of course in a general way the repertory of the operatic
stage in the States, but this general and superficial knowledge is not
of much use and would not allow me to draw correct conclusions. And 80
I have compiled a list of the repertory of the Metropolitan Opera and
the Manhattan Opera for the last 3 Seasons. Although the same material
is easily accessible to you at home, I nevertheless enclose the reper-
tories and the statistical reports I have made up. During the last
3 Seasons there were performed in New York in all 74 different operas.

From this number a certain percentage can at present be eliminated for

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Thomas A.Edison, Esq:

our purpose, either on account of insufficient success or popularity
and on account of not containing music suitable for the phonograph.
What remains is so good that we cannot make a mistake in limiting our
first issue to the best airs of these remaining operas. I do not
suggest this at a rigid rule, like everything I suggest in this letter,
I mean it cum grano salis and only as a guiding principle, from which
deviations are permitted, but which in the main should not be lost
sight of. Each of these operas contains a limited number of musical
pieces, the rest is to fill up the story and is altogether unsuitable
for recording. "Musical pieces" are always enumerated after the title
page, at least in the scores and text books which I have before me.
For instance, the score before me "Rigoletto", there are in all 20
"musical pieces", 5 in each act, no overture, begins with an introduc-
tion of 34 bars, this introduction being "musical piece” No.1. No.2 is
ballade or romance
a ballet,/No.3 a menuet etc. A good musician or musical critic should
be able to furnish to the recording department a full and complete
typewritten report about these operas, the repertory of the Manhattan
and Metropolitan opera within 30 days, a report which, if distributed
to the parties interested, should be of the greatest and permanent
value to them. This report should give the length of each piece
suitable for recording, suggestions how to get it on a record of a
certain diameter. The recording department can check the work as
regards suitability for the phonograph, in case of parts to be sung
by means of existing records, cylinders or discs, in case of ouvertures
and selections by means of existing discs and cylinders of all makes,
and by means of the pianoplayer. It can supplement the typewritten
report by suggestion, what to do and what to avoid, by direct reference

ego December 15th 1911

Thomas A.Edison,Esq:

to the discs they have heard. And this information will prove most
useful to the recording departments over here, a8 all the records of
the Columbia, Victor, and ours, to which reference is taken in the
report, can be easily obtained by the recording department over here;
we even can borrow discs from our customers, in order to verify the
criticism made about them in these reports from America. The sales
department can furnish a list of the sales for each operatic selection,
orchestra or songs, to the recording department, in order to aid them
in compiling the first few hundred selections by which we start and in
order to have this list contain the best operatic "hits" only, arranged
in the order of their importance, and have them recorded in that order,
always of course with that deviation in the order which the work may
necessitate or which would facilitate the work.

Naturally we can also obtain good results without such
thoroughness of the plan. Probably most people in the business would
be able to name without hesitation, from memory, about 50 or more
operatic "hita", without making a serious mistake. But since we are
about to get a record on the market that should be in a class by itself,
my plan here deals in theory as if we had to revise all we know. I
would then suggest that this list of 150 to 500 operatic star numbers
is dissected and the overtures and orchestra selections recorded in
America in the order of their importance. The list of vocal operatic
numbers to be sent to Europe with those selections marked which have
already been recorded satisfactorily, here or in America, and have been
passed as good.

We can then go ahead here to record the remaining numbers,

but should keep in close contact with Mr.Miller, so that we can cut

Edison-Gesellschaft m. b. H. December 15th 1911
BERLIN SW. 48.

Thomas A.Edison,Esq: ae
from our list any numbers which have in the seats are being
recorded in New York. It would pay even for New York to cable us
each new operatic selection they are recording, and we to cable Mr.
Miller in the same way. The cable expenses would amount to less than
the cost of a single duplication of selections.

If this list is accompanied by the report, reference to and
criticism of existing records, dises or cylinders, this would be most
valuable as a means of avoiding the mistakes of others and produce
something superior. Especially criticisms of and suggestions for the
orchestra accompaniment . Add to this systematic work the assistance
of a really competent musician or musical critic over here, I see no
reason why you should not get what you want.

For recording the French operas, such as Faust, Carmen,
Samson and Delilah etc. we shall use the Paris recording department.

For the German operas- Wegner, Flotow (Stradella, Martha etc.)
Humperdinck, Richard Strauss etc. selecting as instances only the names
from the repertory of the Manhattan and Metropolitan opera house, we
can use our recording department at Berlin and can also temporarily
or permanently open recording rooms at Vienna which, as we shall not
make orchestra or band records there, can be small and inexpensive.

For the Italian repertory I suggest to do most of the work
in Italy, in Milan, or in Rome, preferably in the first city.

To do the work we shall need at least one extra recording out-
fit; at present there exists only one disc recording outfit, which is
at London.

As musical advisers I can get the temporary services here

of a well known musical critic, I mean services which I can have from

December 15th 1911

Edison-Gesellschaft m. b. H.
BERLIN SW. 48.

Thomas A.Edison,Esq:
time to time, by the hour. I am sending you under separate cover, a8

-5e

printed matter, two little volumes selected from his numerous works ;
they are commentaries to Wagner operas. Then I can also obtain the
services of a professional musician who is thoroughly versed in operatic
work, knows every opera, and has conducted operas. And lastly, I can
have as consulting adviser an old opera singer I know, a tenor, who in
his prime has had great triumphs on the stage and masters an enormous
repertory. To-day he only sings minor parts at the Royal Opera here
and gives singing lessons, but naturally his knowledge of opera, with
which he is still in daily contact, has not left him with his voice,
and he can be of very great service to me as adviser. With the
advice of these 3 men added to our own experience, and my judgment ,
over their advice, I think the work can be done better than it has
ever been done before by any of our competitors.

It would also be of the greatest assistance to our work over

here, if we could obtain careful criticisms of the discs we have already.

M present we have made hundreds of operatic discs, without any con-

ception as to what they are like in the finished state. The recording

department may have made the same mistakes over again, which otherwise

could have been carefully avoided. I suggest therefore that 1 should

have one machine here, and records of all selections we have made,

these to be carefully guarded and locked up and only to be played for ©

the instruction of the recording department.
Then it might be of use to suggest that we should not have

as in the past, a recording "spell" or rush for one or two months,

sending you at one time a large number of masters, but that we should

record, say 20 to 30 selections, stop the work, have the masters des-

patched to America, have immediately samples of the finished product

Edison-Geselischaft m. b. H.
BERLIN SW. 48.

Thomas A.Fdison,isq: -6-
made, criticised, the criticism to be sent over here at once together

December 15th 1911

with the faulty records. The good ones can be kept in America, no
samples are needed of these; the faulty ones, of which we are to

receive samples and criticisms , to be made over again here avoiding

the faults pointed out to us. After this report the recording depart-
ment can commence the work again for the same quantity of records and
for the same period, the proceeding just described simply to be repeated.

It is understood that we shall make these records by good
artistes whom we think most suitable for the parts and for the phono-
graph, although they may have at present a local reputation only and
may not be known in America. In other words, we shall consider the
quality of the record first, the reputation of the artist second.

SELMA KURZ is undoubtedly the best artiste in her line. Only
the other day I had this opinion confirmed by a professional musician,
when comparing Kurz and Frieda Hempel. Kurz is not beyond recall, but
she is bound for discs to the Grammophon Co. for another three years.
To obtain her services then is only a question of the highest bid.

The difference between Kurz and Hempel, however, is so difficult to
perceive and so much a matter of opinion, that if we could get Hempel,
who I hear is engaged for America, we would have made a splendid acqui-
sition. I know Miss Hempel's lawyer well who made the agreement with
the Grammophon Co. He told me that with a good offer in his pocket he
thinks he could free Miss Hempel from her present contract with the

Grammophon Co. and Odeon, who are sharing her services. However, I do

_not know whether you would care to antagonise these firms, especially

the Odeon (Fonotipia) with whom I heard we have some kind of a friendly

understanding in America regarding artistes.
With regard to Chamber music I was most pleased to read in

» Bdlson-Geselischaft m. b. H.
Beene te December 15th 1911

Thomas A.Edison,Esq? a
your letter that the new disc will take the string instruments so well.

r
Is it possible to record well chamber music with the instruments for

which almost every composition of that class, from the time of Mozart,

Haydn, to our day, was written, namely first and second violin, viola,

cello?
I will do my best to get after DALNA.

There are no doubt several very good quartetts in America to

play chamber music. Here we have the famous Rose Quartett and the

Bohmische Streichquartett (Bohemian String quartett) both, but, especially
the latter, are known all over the world and seem to be more appreciated
than the organisations of that kind which exist in America, ‘because
whenever they make a trip across the water, they are paid very highly.

I probably have repeated in the above letter a number of

points which are gelf-understood, but I had to put them down for my own

satisfaction, and I gave the above suggestions just as they occurred

I do not wish every word to be taken literally, and I shall be
I am await-

to me.
most gratified if you find of use any of my suggestions.

ing the repertory which you have compiled,together with such other

material, criticism etc. which you can give me, and on receipt of these

I will devise a plan to have the work carried out in-your spirit and

your intentions.
With the compliments of the Season, believe me to be,
Very sincerely yours,

soon, $< rn ns

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Total of Performances at the Manhattan and Metropolitan Opera House
during the last 3 Seasons.

reer RPA APA LA

La Bohéme 32 Manon 10 Herodiade 3
Pagliacci 29 Louise 9 I Puritani 3
Aida 28 11 Barbiere 9 Nacarraise 3
Tosca 25 Orfeo 8 Stradella 3
Cav ,Rusticana 25 Samson & Delilah 8 Fra Diavolo 3 .
Tales of Hoffmann 20 (Germania 7 Elisir d'Amore 3
Tannhiiuser 20 Pelleas & Meas. 7 Chimes of Normandy 2 |
Butterfly 19 = Elektra 7 Hugenots 2
11 Trovatore 19“ Falstaff 7 Carneval de Venice 2
Traviata 18 Griseldis 6 Susanna's Geheimn. 2
Faust 19 Figaro 6 Werther 2 a
Rigoltteo 17 Godtterdammerung 6 Freischtitz 2 *
Otello 16 =Tiefland 5 Pipe of desire 2
Lucia 15 Don Pasquale 5 Quo Vadis 1
Thais 15 = Siegfried 5 Les Dragons de |
Villars z
Walktre 15 Le Yilli 5 bos
Bocaccio 1 |
The Juggler 14s Armida 4
Lakmé 1
Salome 14 = Romeo & Jul. 4
Fidelio 1
Tristan & Isolde 14 Ariane 4
Sapho 1
Meistersinger 13. Barbe Bleue 4
Parsifal 12 Princ.d*Auberge 4
Lohengrin 12
La Gisconda 12 Pique Dame 4 |
Carmen 12 Rheingold 4
Verkaufte Braut 12 Somnabula 4 |
Girl of the La Wall 4 ; |
Gold.West 10 : . ‘ =
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Kinigskinder 10
Daught.of Reg. 3

Hinsel & Gretel 10

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THOMAS A.
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Thomas A.Fdison, Esq. rey 2
Edison aboratory, : 7
Orange, N.J. U.S.A. \ )

Dear Mr.Edison,
st notice that I overlooked to cut out from the list

I ju
of performances, which I sent you yesterday, the ballets, such as
Carneval de Venice, which will somewhat, although not materially :

change the figures given.
Very sincerely yours,

we Uttevia at

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Coble Mess Cleon Neioth” — ,

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Oungee. IF, oacenie: 26th 11.

Thomas Graf, Esq., / :
Ediosn-Gepelischaft m.bd.h. i
Priedrichstr. 10,
Berlin, 8S. W. 46, Germany.
My dear Graf:-
In reply to your letter of the 15th instant

woul. say to do nothing at present about recording for the

Daec, anc nothing about singers except DALBA, who I want to

! tie up to us exclusively--if it does not cost toc much.

I will presently send you full details of just
what IJ want in music at first and what singers. JI will send
vou a Cabinet of records with criticisms on each, and also
on voices, so you cun see that we have made important

discoveries regarding both music and singers.

Yours wry truly,

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lynaretrasee ue Germany. July it, 1953

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‘Seven p Pages in TUB handwriting. ,
“We desire <a. ae gue of ‘the ‘bisinoay “of ‘gelling cuncsena 4 ecu Molin and
desire to deal with Buropean customers direct from the faatory= getting rid of ek
.. 8tocks of machines. now:on-hend in Berlin-as fade iaespoenibie those which cannot
be filled from.Berlin.is.to.be obgained from. London: or Paris..and the dalance
ordered shipped direst to the Customer from America until all the stock an
London Paris end Berlin is closed out while this is being done the payroll as far
as it related to phono is to be reduced wmtil finally there is no payroll conneé
-ted with the phonogh businese Except the special arrangement for obtaining
concerns to hendle the New Disc by diredt from America---
My idea of the manner of hendling the disc and getting good houses
to establish business celetions «ith us in Anerice- is that are Graf will
personally negotiate with the better class of Concems, having a good
demonstrating men go im advance in his visits end who can be at hend to give‘.
demonstrations of the new machine and Records to the parties Who he disires
shell take hold.of it. So arrangang matters in Each City that in a city
“Mike Dresden he will get 2 or & dealers of rahter a high class one of which
will act as a factor for the surrounding towns near Dresden
Regarding the Small Home Kénetoscope- .
I will be willing that Mr. Graf shell go ahead and bring together a syndicate to
handle the dmall machine for moving picture theatres in Germany which syndicate
is to operate “pox pamactioally the same plan as the moving picture business
is operated in America to wit Rent filma and machinea at such a price that it
will dnduce'small people to enter the business generally in the smaller tows
where now there are no moving picture theatres as well as-in the larger tewn
eities in working mens dietricts
If a reldable syndicate with sufficient capital is formed with certain
precautions as to prevent stock promoting and guarantees are eufféetent
attained I will-make en exclusive contract with it to furnish machines
and a reguler supply of films at a price which will be the- give Reg Mfg profit
and a small additional some as a return for the Labor and Cap$tal suk in
Experimenting
Go out of the Phonogh business in France get rid of the stock by mutual
exchange between London and Berlin as described under Berlin noteg--

Reduce the payroll to a minimum to hendle the film business

(See over)

“as a specialexemptioniof 'from going out of “the"phone:t bit We" wall ‘Comitinue

set.

to shop dictating-maehéne- phonos for ome year to” permit, Otte to try, end“
get back some of the loss he has mie in trying ao Antroduce this type machine

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-aieyele engine ‘and Dyneno.3/4:Hspower ‘so\where ‘there arp ‘no“electric ‘they .

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Berlin

Leases
Frederiokstrasse #10 expires “arch 31, 1915, ennual rental $2800
Spendeuer St. #66 expires March Slst 1913, ennual rentel $700 per year
(six months notice) Recording Dept.
(The following is in Edison's hendwriting)

OK
Keep Fredkstraus
and give up Spenden et end of the legal time
List price blue Amberol 2 marks

The dictating Business phonogh business is to be abandoned and if
possible some ccncern obtained who will take over the stock and continue the
business. We giving them exclusive and ship direct to them
To prevent us from selling to others in Germany end hold the territory they
must = not less than 6 machines per week if they buy less they lose the

‘exclusive but can still buy machines from us

og Sap

Edison General File Series
1911. Phonograph - Laboratory and Technical Employees (E-11-71)

This folder consists primarily of communications from Edison to
members of his technical staff in West Orange and Glen Ridge relating to the
development of disc and cylinder phonographs. Included are notes to
longtime associate Jonas W. Aylsworth; machinists Robert A. Bachman and
Sherwood T. (Sam) Moore; tool and model maker Alexander N. Pierman; and
Albert F. Wurth, head of the department making molds to manufacture
duplicate records. Among the documents for 1911 are outlines and reports
concerning transfer and pressing processes, the design of labels, and the
manufacturing of speakers, along with Edison's ideas for a new veneer
transfer process. Also included is a communication by Edison intended for
either Albert O. Petit or his brother Ademor N. Petit, laboratory employees
who were involved in phonograph development.

All of the documents have been selected.

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‘we will at once arrange to change over from the use of lampblack

to oilblack in our Amberol records.

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In accordance with instructions from Mr. Edison, you will
please arrange so that beginning as soon as possible, oilblack will
be substituted for lampblack in our cylinder reeords. An order
should be placed for this oilblack at once. I think the quantities
we have thus fer purchased het<cost us 38 or 40 cents a ‘pound, but
Mr. Edison informs me that Heller & Mertz has quoted him a price of
35 ‘cents. My. Leeming should see thet the lowest price obtainable
is seoured. ”
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Edison General File Series
1911. Phonograph - National Phonograph Company
and Thomas A. Edison, Inc. (E-11-72)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
the business of the National Phonograph Co. and its successor, Thomas A.
Edison, Inc. Among the items for 1911 are documents indicating Edison's
direct involvement in testing the technical quality of the recordings and in the
selection of music and talent. Also included is a tabulation of the company's
contracts with recording artists. Other documents deal with the manufacture
of cabinets for Amberola machines; relocating the mold-making plant in an
attempt to secure a dust-proof environment; production routines for the
turning, backing, and soldering of disc molds; and the possibility of selling
phonographs through piano dealers. At the end of the folder is a 32-page
report by William Maxwell, vice president in charge of musical phonographs,
on "The Present Condition of Our Phonograph Business."

Approximately 80 percent of the documents have been selected. The
items not selected include weekly reports of machines ordered by dealers,
financial statements that duplicate the information in selected documents, and
duplicates and variants of selected documents.

/Y0)

Vieni Ro ow
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\> / Please note that "OFFICER OF THE DAY’ and "THE = :\
HUBRICAWE" Two-Steps played by the National Promenade Band, No. 654
on the APRIL SUPPLEMENT will, not be used, The following is the
selection to be substituted,

664 GIRIMEO POLKA~.Clarinet duet (Gatti)
United States Marine Band

Recording Department
1L-9-21,

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WALTZES

sheet Music marked "Good" by Mr. Edison.

Selected out of 969 Waltzes from Lyon & Healy.

Good (Extra)

u" "

Lazarre Waltzes by H. B. Blanks

Valse elegante by G. Leubert of H7
Weiner bonbons (Strauss) Rive - King
Valse Arabesque of 82 Theo. Lack

Coquetterie of 114 Ss. Translateur
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WALTZES.
Sheet Music marked "Fair" by Mr. Edison.

Selected out of 969 Waltzes from Lyon & Healy.

A Dream of Heaven A. WV. Bauer / Fair
Charme a' Amour 8. FB. Kendall we m
Heart Throbs E. c. Légser ee 7
auf Wiederselm g. H. Bail om
The Voice of the Flower c. W. Kern "
Kiss of Spring W. Rolfe Se ,
Deux petites Valses A. Heusélt of 26 jo. 2 . "
Summer Girl Waltzes WwW. vs Wells %
El Fresco B/E. Simmong So
Carna tions A. Weld 7
Natha Valse, of 51 Tschaikowgky , 7
Hopper Waltz F. #. Vanderpool only "
Myriad Dancer 7, S. Allen 7 i

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Sheet Music marked

"Good" by Mr. Edison

Selected by Mr. E.

Godard B.

Jackson R.C.

Joseffy Rk.
Lambert A,
Merkel G.
Thome BE.

Wollenhaupt H.A.

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Second Valse brilliante in B6
" " Caprice

Souvenir a' Amerique

‘Valse impromptu

Second Valse brilliante Of 22.
Valse Aragonaise Of 72 io. 6

Le Ruisseau «= Valse Etude.

Ayr. Meller accra cuee les

out of 313 waltzes (Schirmer)

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Deo. 12/10
Sheet Music marked
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"Pair" by Mr. Edison - (waltzes)

armstrong - W.D. Impromtu a la Valse

Bohm - Carl A la Valse of 301
Delibes ~ Ll. Valse leute "Goppelis"
Herford - Byseler Valse intermezz0 (Love Cure)
Godard - Be Hi valsant of 53 No. 6
wt " ‘pt Valse brilliant 46 - of 26

wt i gagconne - 9th Valse of 110 - No. 5
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Jones,

Karganoff - G. yalse in 16 - of 20 No. 3

- Reeve Garoso - Valse ardente

Koven - R. de In Dreamland waltzes.
Lange G. Home gwe2t Home,af 232 #65 ,
Lack, 1. Fendant la Valse of 73

Deubert, G.iie Recollections of the Ball of 28

Maurer R. Valse elegante |
Merkler, H. Valse pilloresque of 50 No. 7
Satter G. . Belles ae New York.

gaar, L. Ve Valse noble.
Spindler fF. Valse gracieuse of 45.

smith W.G. Joyous moments Of 87 - No.2

Thjere, ©. Le Andalucia. :
Thome’ F. la Naiade - Of 71 | |
Wollenhazpt, H.Ae A bord de Ltarago Of 33 : |
wachs - fF. Les Myrtes. |

qhiting, A. Valse caprice. of 14. ‘

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Mr. Walter HE. Miller,
National Phonograph Company,
79 Fifth Avenue,
New York City.

Dear Mr. Miller:

In accordance with Mr. Edison's
instructions I am sending to you by mail, sheet
music of three overtures, namely:

"Italiani in Algieri"
"Carmen"
“"Lurline"

also two schottisches, namely:

"Derling Little Bright Eyed Queen"
"Marcelline"

You will see his comments on

eache

Yours very truly,

Ui 'Helleadowrer

a ec

saat ee as St

Jan. 16, 1922.

Mr. Jd. i. Prianlx, .
c/o Chas. H. Ditson & Co.
6 East 34th Strect,
New York City.

Desr Sir: .

‘I am returning to you to-day through the
National Phonograph Company, by express prepaid, the
folloving music sent by you on selection:

1 number et 20 cents
1 n " 35 W

10 " "AQ nw
9 n " 60 "
11 n " 60 a
1 vw " 65 n
5 " " 70 "
26 . PTB: «ot
2" ie | ea
3 " "1.00

i” "1.25

Ur. “dison has selected a fev numbers, but
I cannot just now give the definite quantity, as he has
retained a few that aro still to be played over for him.
These, however, will receive attention ~ithin a fev days.

Will you please. hnve the enclosed invoices
transferred to the name of Notional Phonograph Company,
Orange, N. J. snd send to me with Credit simijarly made
oute ie agreeable, wo will allow this transaction to
stand according to your offer made at our first intervicw,
namely, that we keep as little or as much of the music
es desirod. :

As to future shipments, we will agree to

_ keep at least twenty (20) per cent, es per our understand-

ing lest Saturcey afternoon.

Thore are still a number of overtures on
our lists thet you have not yet furnished. Ye shall be
obliged if yon car cend thom et your carly convenience.

Yours very truly,

stiles Bea he accent ites ee en ND

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Edison Labratory,
Orange, N. d.
Gantlemen:-

We beg to hand you bill for Musio ordered, which we have for~
warded on two weeks selection to Mx. W. H. Meadoworoft. We trust that
_the package will come safely to hand and that you may be able to make
a good sized seleotion therefrom. However, we wish to state that most
of the pieces ordered are not published at all, some of them are out
of print as also some of them are out of stock at the present time,

Awaiting your further wishes, we peg to romain,

Respeotfully yours,

for the most RENOWNED STRING MANUFACTURERS of Haly, France

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Publishers of the celebrated CARL FISCHER, OTTO LANGEY and ECLIPSE TUTORS for all Inatruments.

All Wound Strings made on Premises.

and Germany.

Jan. 25, 1911.

ur. Carl Fischer,
6 Fourth Ave.,
Now York city.

Dear sir;

. I have received the package of musia
for seleation, also your invoice. for same, for which
please accept my thanks. There is one matter, however,
to which I desire to call attention, and that is, there
- is a printed slip attached to your invoice, which stetes
that at least two thirds of the shipment will be reteain-
od. Thies is not in accordance with my understanding
with your Mr. Kretener. It wae agrecd between us thet
only one third used be retained. we are obtaining selec-
tione from other. music houses on these terme, indecd from
one publisher we can obtain sclections and we need only
retain one fifth.

Please bear in mine that although the
music is sent to the Edison Laboratory, the bills will
be paid by the National Phonograph Co., who purchage
orchostral and other music from you constantly.

yvindly let me hear from you by return
mail, as I ehall be ready to send back some of the.
music in a few days. 7%

Yours very truly,

JM.

PR 5,

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OABLE AND TELEGRAPHIC ADORESS.
CARFISCHER, NEW YOR

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CONTEMPORARY

CHRISTIAAN KRIENS
A Mature Artist of great originality

Mood Pictures; 2 characteristic
Piano Pieces,

Sadness (Tristesse),
Humorceako oesseseceves

ae ee

EDMUND SEVERN
A Representative of the Ryrenteday Schoo) of
American Writers

Gavottersecreee
tte Modern
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Silhoucttcs me 106,

los

ncautita ‘(Andaiouse),

ntermezzo Es agnole.
No, 4 Prossed Roses
No.5. Yearning aes ante

Two Concert Plano Solos, op.

No. Valeo Caprice
No.2 Reverie....

LEO OEHMLER
A Modern Artist of progremive ideas
A Heart's Molody, op. ain fone

The Lovoly Flower, o|
Discontontand Contentment

: “Tn Cleopatra's Barge.
It. Paton ris Love Song,
Ill, Beyee in Dance,
Iv. ¢ ypatra’a Death.

JOSEPH HENIUS

O8Gerss
Autumn Evening.
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Mopeus OF HAND INSTRUMENTS.

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and Instruments,

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jutes and Piccolos.

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‘and Cellos,
W. HECKEL-BIEBRICH SPECIAL AORNT AND REPRESENTATIVE FOR
Bassoons, etc. BUFFET, Paris

C.F SCHMIOy, BERLIN (Rivets & Scuanrrnn), Clarinets,
are tench Horns and Trumpets, L. Oboca and Bas:
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Reeds Yor all Instruments. pe Reeds.

6-12 FOURTH AVENUE

COOPER SQUARE NEW YORK,_Janueary 26th 191) 19
Mr. Wm. H. Meadowcroft,
Edison Laboratory,
Orange, Ned.
Dear Sir:- ig
We are in receipt of your letter of the 25th
inst. in answer to which we beg to sey that although
one of our conditions governing selection orders
is that 2/3 should be reteined, this condition was
waived in your case, as per agreement with our Mr.
Kretschmer, viz. that one-third need be retained.
The memorandum attached to our invoice wes
an oversight on the part of our bill-clerk.
We are just now preparing the selection of
Polkas, which we trust will be ready for shipment
at the end of the week under conditions steted above.

Very truly yours,
Carl Fischer

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Oranges Nf 26, 1911.

lir.

walter o. Miller,

Wational Phonograph Company,

New York City.

Dear Mir, Miller:

a. H.

Waltzes:

Schottisches:

Mazurkas:

OY Shs betel te pre te

I am sending to you today by express the follow-
ing music selected by Mr. Edison:

Auf Wiedersehn
Calanthe

Sous tes Caresses
Snip Snap

Out best girl

On the village green
Crimson Schottische
Harvest Moon
Dencing Sunbeam
Enterpe

Love's Desire

Silver Bells

Etude Wavurke
Eldora

La Esplanade

La Perle du Nord
Pauline

Souvenir de Varsovie
Lovely Dreams

by
uw

Bailey
Holzmann
Bottari
Blake
Christie
Rollinson
white
Brandt
averest
Bartlett
Free

Pape
Talexy
Meacham
Harts
Ascher

Me Gristall
Schuloff
Christie

Yours very truly,

WHtearowef C
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Fore pe nent: Zoe fle. it

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Sing DR mte cae ct cnre

wake,

MERTING OF TH MANUFACTURING COMMITIN..

H:LD JANUARY 26th, 1911.

Present Messra. Dyer--Wilson--eber--Bliss--Refearn--&--Hird.

BUSINESS PHONOGRAPH SPYAKING TUB.

4 model of a new Sposking Tube with Crane Support was
submitted by Mr. Bliss. It was ascerteined that this outfit

gould be made without additions! cost ond it was adoptod.

A suggestion for improvement to tho Film Revinder
Frame. ‘“‘o cast 2 lugs to frame instead of rivetting studs to
frame as at present thereby saving the operations of Sorew

Machine York Drilling and Rivetting was adopted.

GYROSCOPIC GOVERNOR FOR BUSINESS PHONOGRAYH.

Mr. Bliss submitted ea working model of a Gyroscopic
Governor for use on Businers Phonos equipped with 4.D.C. Motors
to be operated on A.C. 50 aycles- He explained thet this
governor could be applied to all A.D.C. Motors and operated
successfully on any frequency. |

As the cost of manufacture is no greater than the
present type it was adopted, and to be put into use as soon

as our supply of governorsof the presont type is exhausted.

MICA INSULATION IN BUSINESS FHONOGRAPH D. C. COMMUTATORS.

A suggestion for improvement of D. C. Comnutators

using Hica Insulation in place of Fibra was adopted.

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Mr. Bliss submittod a samplo of Diaphragm for Business

i 3 Recorder having a Rubbor Gasket enclosing the edge of the
Diaphragm which was adopted.

DICTATING HORN FOR BUSIN SS FHONCGRAJE. ot
A suggestion for improvemont to Dictating Horn. One
made of Paper or Vellyloid Collapsible vith Rooking Rod and

Ferrule was presented. The -ngincering Dopt. was instructed to

havo a- sample made np and submitted to the Committe: at tho

next meeting.

BATES LINE DATER WITH SPECTAL DIiy PLATH.

Mr. Burnham offered the sueeont2ee that the nginocring

Department make such alteration in the Frame of the prosent Bates
Numboring Machine to admit of using a Spooieal Dic Plate to be

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used in connection with our Line Dating Machine. Refirred to

“ngineering Dejartment to have sample mado up.

BATSS CCNSSCUTIV- =."V-R BAND NUMB“RITG MACHINUS.

4 sample of a Bates lever Machine was submitted by

Mr. Burnham with a request that a line of both Betea end Wisard

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Sample Nachine referred to Logal Dept. for an opinion

as to our rights to manufacture under the Bates Fatonts.

CHAIN DRIV= TAKE UP FOR MODAL "BY P. K. MACHINES,

The Chain Drive for the Tako-up of the Hodel "BY P. K.
Machine zhich was adopted for the London Office has proved so
satisfactory that Mr. Pelzer strongly urged ita adoption on all
Model "B" P. K. Machines.

., APCer -w : fpr

Be ted

ne Cost Department oatimatod would be -50¢ over

davioo which t
decided to adopt it with the issuanco of the

the Belt Drive it was
next Shop Order for this tyre of Machine.

HOM! SHAVING OUTFIT.
Nr. Bliss reported that a model. of a Shav
an held up awaiting

ing Machine

had boen made up but further work had be
test on a single out knife suggested by Mr. xdiso0n.

‘

USIN HESS PHONOGRATH STEZL CABINGT.

Mr. Weber advocated the manufacture of Stoel Cabinets

ourselves and Mr. Reafearn was instructed to furnish an estimate

of Cost at the nest mecting- ub

Seoretary>

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Orange Nf oes 31, 1911

Mr. Walter H. Miller,
79 Fifth Ave.,
New York City.

Dear Sir:

selected by Hr. Edison, namely:

Waltz: Marga By SchindlJer
Ba Marches: Furst Alexander " Wickede
oes Avec aplomb " Vollstedt
Ila Marsch " Villinger
Marche Espagnole " Torras
Auf Commando " Schramnel
; Wiener Amazonen " Sorge
{ Gruss an Munchen é " Schirbel
Les Voluntaires " Metre
| Baldwin Dahl. " Fetras
: Zacatecas " Codina
Auf EKonings Befehl’ " Cahnbley
Polkas:: Ja Cavaliere " Meachan
Orfa Grande " Gotto. chalk
Lavine Folka " VYollenhaupt
Take Care " Grunberg
Kernwood " Collins
Mazurkas: Die Rosenkonigin - " Schild
hwakening of the Rose " Strauss

Yours very truly,

ets

; INGo- “I

-Form 280° ms

NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH COMPANY

MEETING OF MANUFACTURING COMMITTR® FEB 33 3 10; ;.
HELD FEBRUARY 2ND, 1911.

Present Meseye. Dyer ~- Wilson = Weber -.Blias ~ Redfearn =~ Hira:

SUSPENSION BOLT "BSCO™ BATTERY.

Mr.: Hudson recomuended the use of the New Type Sus~
pension Bolt including the four pronged piece and flat thread~
ed nut (previously adopted to meet RSA Specifications) on all
types of BSCO Cells and Renewals. Adopted.

- BSCO COVER No 8.

Tho suggestion of Mr. Elmes to Foduee the diameter
of the BSCO Cover No. 8 3/16 of an inch so ag to make it
interchangeable with Cover No. 9 and to remove the numbers on

both was adapted.

NUMBERS ON JAR COVERS.

A suggestion to remove une numbers from Jar Covers
_ Nos. 3 & 4 these covers. are the game in all other respocta.
"Also the removal of numbers from Covers Nos. 6 & 7 for the

same roason was adopted.

MARKING SORCEIEIE PARTS.

&s suggestion to mark Porcelain Jars and Covers with

. the Part Numbor for the purpose of readily identifying such .

ape was adopted.

_ STANDARD. -BSCO FRAMES."
A suggestion to adjust. all. standara BSCO Frames ey

_ bring top. of ‘dno plate “2 anehee from top adse:s of Battery: Jar.

Form 280

NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH COMPANY”

was adopted.

COVER FOR BSCO CELLS.

_ A design for Cover of BSCO Cell was submitted. The
design providing for the placing of ‘a label on tho Cover to
designate the type instead of having the type moulded in the

cover as at present was adopted.

WIZARD CONSECUTIVE NUMBERING MACHIN[ LEVER MOVEMENT.
The Legal Dopartment reported that we were frer to
‘make a Numbering Machine with a Lever Movement similar in

construction to Sample Machine No. 6728. ‘Mr.Redfearn reported

“that the cost of Tools for a Lever Movement Machine of the

Wizard type would approximate $325.00.
It was. decided to make up a Lever Movement Machine

of the Wizard type to sell at the same price as the Vizard
Automatic Machine, tho cost of construction being substantially

the game.

PASTEBOARD CASES FOR PACKING RECORDS.~
A sample of Pasteboard Packing Case for Records
holding 100 Records was. submitted and referred to the Pure

ehasing Dopartment to obtain prices and data from other

Manufacturers.
Ae Me HIRD.

Secretary.

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(copy)

\\ v : Feb. l0th., 1911.

Mr. H. H. Dyke,
Dear Sir:- :

, Mr. Bishop, Stockholder in the Nl. S.

Phonograph Co., Cleveland, Ohio, and a few of his friends

have formed a combination, and purchased a controlling

interest in the J. S: Phonograph Co. Mr. Towle and

Mr. Beach are to retire from the Company.

Mr. Bishop has purchased the Indestruct-
ible Record Co.'s plant in Albany, New York.

Bishop and Babcock of Cleveland, Ohio,
manufacturers of Plumbers' Supplies in Cleveland. Their
salesmen are expected to handle Phonographs and Records in
connection with their present line of Supplies. They say
they have salesmen covering the country and expect to do-
some business in the Phonograph and Record line this year.

_Yours very truly,

(Signed) Joseph F. McCoy.

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ah etomncerice?

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(COPY)

ri Feb. 10th., 1911.

Mr. H. H. Dyke,
Dear Sir:-.
The Sapphire Record and Talking

Machine Company, No. 1 Madison Square, N. Y., a
Massachusetts Company. They have leased the build-
ing on Livingston Street, Brooklyn, that was occupied
by the Indestructible Record Company. Fred Matthews +
has charge of the laboratory and he is working on an
up and down cut disc record that is to be put on the
market under the name of the Peerless Record.

Yours very truly,

(SIGNED) Joseph F. McCoy.

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Mrs. Geo. Vv. Young,
8 West 9th Street,
New York City.
My dear Madame;

T hope you will not meke any contracts for
record making for the next few months, or until I complete,
pooner 1% ponsible, tho experiments IT am now cerrying on
for grontly improving the recording and reproducing of the
Soprano voice.

Being quite familiar with the remerkable_
purity of your voice, I have looked forward to s time when
{ can record and reproduce it in a mennor commensurate
with the excellence of the material you will be able to give.
me. I have almost reached tho goal, and will very shortly
ask you to honor me by allowing a record to be mado of one
of your favorite operas.

In the meantimo, ploase do not commit yoursel?
in such way that it would be impousible for you to Join forces
with me if I reach the goal.

Wath my highest respocts to yourself, and re-
gards to Hy. Young, I remain,
Yours sincerely,

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TO ALL SALESMEN: eh B= BU
Someone has said, "Success comes in CANS, not in CAN'2S."
To prove that the above is probably so, we submit a few \

facts that come to us from the reorganized Hdisonie Co., of
Newark, N. Jd. Early in the Fall we placed one of our wagons
with a‘Jobber in ea nearby town, who should have been able to
make a success of it. He did not, he said "I can't", so we
transferred the wagon to the Edisonia Co., which they started
out on Feb. 9th. Their report, up to and including the 24th,
shows 13 machines sold with the wagon operating 10 days. The
canvasser Glasier did not sell any outfit of lower-price than.
the Home. You all imow that Newark has been "worked" and the
attitude of the dealers has been that as long as people were
not suahing in to spend their money, there was probably no
further sale for the Phonograph. Mr. O'Grady, the new manager
of the Bdisonia Co. evidently has a different view, and gets .
results accordingly. The above for your information as
applying to whet can, and is being done in a city.
Very truly yours,
THOMAS A. BDISOMN, INCORPORATED. HN

PHONOGRAPH DEPARTMENT.
Cc e E e G e

March 2, 1911---No. 69

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NEW YORK
362 FIFTHAVE.

CHICAGO

FINE ARTS BUILDING
202 MICHIGAN BOULEVARD

ST. LOUIS
1004 OLIVE ST.

CINCINNATI
124 EAST FOURTH ST.

INDIANAPOLIS
237 NO.PENNSYLVANIA ST.

DAYT:
I3I WEST 3P ST.

LONDON
198 NEW BOND ST.

THE AEOLIAN COMPANY een

. on ; : BERLIN
AEOLIAN HALL BELLEVUE St.
MELBOURNE
New York dea crue ar

CABLE ACDRESS! PIANOLAS NEW YORK SYONEY
CODES USEDIW.U, LIESERS,AB.C,BROOMHALLS, 357 GEORGE ST,

April 1, 1911.

lir. We H. Meadowcroft,

Edison Labratory,

Orange, N. J.

Dear Sir?- ie

At the time that you joined our Circlating Librery I
understood that while you desired a large numbor of rolis shipped at
one tine, it was your intention to practically just try these over
and return then and to finish your subscription in a very short time.
It was under these conditions that we allowed you to take a large
number of rolls at one time, but wo can not oxtend the subscription
over one year ond give you the privilege of having thet many rolls
out at once, as it is not feir to other subscribers not te have the
use of those rolls.

. Will you kindly give this your comsideration, and

2 . 1
Jet me know what your intentions are in the matter?

Yours very tru

RETAIL 7 .

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sf yt April 28, 1911,
A. Edison:~ .

I attach herewith report on sale of records

lir, fT.

for monthsof January, February and March, all of which come
under the 10% record exchange proposition. This report also
shows the records returned for the same months, The returns
only cover jobbers included in schedule "A" to "L" in accordance
‘with notices sent out.

I will submit this report monthly and in order
to show exact condition of the exchange it will be an
accumulative report, in other words the next report will show
January, February, March and April, both on records sold and
records returned,

If there ip any further data you wish in
connection with this report, advise me and I will be glad to

furnish it.
H. J. Berggren

JES

RECORDS SOLD

January 221,383
February | 200,430
Maxch 164,884

Total 586,697

RECORDS RETURNED
January

Pebruary

‘Varch 17,185

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REPORT ON

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428,175
863,297

5B5 454
1,576,926

G.O.
1.00

1061
1097

183

2941

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RECORD EXCHANGE

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632 | 652,122

516 | 766,140

278 | __751, 788
1426 | 2,170,049

17,195

Value

122,937.74 |”

145,912.59

140,969.86
/ 409,820.19

2,751.80

10% Kilowance

12,289.81
14,593.03

14,097.04
40,979.88

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haw to purchase to turn out from 20 to 40 Amborola type cabinets

per day beginning Sept. ist, also the cost of such machinery; also

Confer with Messrs. Weber and
% to the manu-

how goon it would be required.
Willioms in obtaining this information and submit i
faoiuring committee at the oarliest possible moment.

5/24/11. O.H. We

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Mir. Hird:
- We are going to change our mould. naling plant from building
#22 to the west ond of building #24, on tho gromd floor. ‘The now
room for mould making is to bo made &S nearly dust proof as possible.
Confer With Hire Weber and the different ‘foremon who will be interested
; in fitting up this ‘new room, and. obtain from them the approximate .
cost and. submit it to the Manufacturing Committee for thoir eprroval
in order that wo may have 8 record of the change.

5/23/11. OcHeW.
Copies to Messrs. ay jon: Dyer: Weber.

June 28, 1911,

Mr, Churchill:

Referring to letter from 0. R, Turner, and copy of
Patent returned herewith, referring to a device for a continuous
phonog raph. The only commercial field for such a device is in
arcade work, and es this business is practically dead, Lao not
see that the device in question can be of eny value to us.

D. M. BLISS.

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Mr. Pe Webers<
Yow that the regular production in boing started

on the disc moulds, it is ny wish thet the verfous operations

of turning, packing, soldering etd» be carried out atriotly

in accordance with ny instructions to lr. Moore, end the

details of the work aarriad out along the lines developed

by him during tho past few months.
In order to give the present system 8 thorough

trial, I have notified kr. Hoore that no ghange in present

methods mst be made without bringing same to my attention.

Pirate
Please seo that the departments affveoted hy
the above are notified accordinglye

MIONAS Ae EDISOR

Copies to Messre. Wilson, Hoore and turthe

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October 19,1911.

Mess, Goodwin, W.H.Miller, Cronkhite, Aiken,
Ireton, I.W.McChesney, Hird,

In addition to any notes made on Disc Records

Mr. Edison requests a report under the following heads;

Do you enjoy Record
Would you like to hear it often?

Are Singers etc, good

or is it played well?:
Is it recorded well?

What are the defects?

C .H.Wilson,

Copies to Mess .Edison and Dyer,

WALTER W. HTOoPs
ADVERTISING

TRIBUNE BUILDING TELEPHONE CENTRAL 1473
CHICAGO

October 27, 1911.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
East Orange,
New Jersey.

Dear Mr. Edison: Lee é
M we art wt LoS

I am working on a proposition t fat will help your phon~
ograph business and need your oooperation+y--not financially.

Seven to eight thousand piano dealers in the United
States say business is poor. They need phono raph departments
but don't know it. They have no piano dhelers trade journal
to suggest better business methods. Eight trade papers in the
field now and all are advertising "hold ups"~--of value only to
their owners. Ask Mr. Mo Chesney.

I am starting a piano dealers' trade paperuto give the
dealer new ideas, improve his methods, broaden his business.
That means phonographs. It also means more pusiness for piano
makers, They are enthusiastic, waiting for me. For the sake
of your phonograph I want an article from you in the first issue.
It will go to every piano dealer in America.

I would like a thousand words if possible; but ideas
are more important. It's your opportunity to help put new life
into an industry that sadly needs it~-~and help your phonograph

at the same time. Will you help?

Yours truly, .
Lo acta W. AAahe/, |

As a subject I suggest: "The Appeal of the Phonograph"

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Although ir. Hoops asserts thet “his proposed

trade paper is going to be different from all the
rest, and not a "hold-up" game like a11 the others,
there isn't much doubt but what he will conduct his
paper on the stereotype lines. If you give him an
article of 1,000 words for his paper, you will find
him within a month asking us for en advertising con-
tract that will cost us from $1,000. to $2,000. a

year.

Mr. Edison:

I would advise you to pay little or no attention
to his requost for an article and not lend your name
to exploiting his publication. Even if he can get
out a paper on different lines, it is going to be
two or three years before he can get a circuletion
of any size, and unless he gives his publication away
piano dealers will not see it. It certainly cannot
be a factor for a long time in helping us to exploit
the disc line. The trade papers already in existence
are going to be a great deal better for our purpose
than his now one.

As | matter of fact, while we shall probably use
trade papers, our disc line is going to be put in by
the piano dealers by the hardest kind of salesmanship.
Piano dealers who do not now have telking machines are
those who have not been won over by the Victor Company,
and they are not going to be won over by us unless we
can offer them a distinctively better line than the
Victor. I mean by this not only e line that is better
in quality, but better from a furniture standpoint.

Quite es important as your own efforts to build
a superior disc line is the matter of designing cabinets
that will appeel to the eye as an article of furniture.

If you feel disposed to write an article, or have
one written for you to sign, along the lines suggested
by Hr. Hoops, I would advise, by all means, that it be
given to one of the standard piano trade publications
like the Music Trades,where it will do us some good, \.
and not be the means of boosting a new trade publication
as it would if sent to Mr. Hoops. As & matter of fact,
in the presont state of the disc, it is hardly worth

while writing anything for publication.

L. C. McChesney.

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/ 902 SPRING VOICES WALTZ (Strauss) c Nth, )

Whistling sulo ~ ~- ~Guido Gialdini

has been substituted for

"eep Away from a Married Man" Walter Van Rrunt

on the February Supplement,

W. He. Miller,

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SALES OFFICES;

TMOMAR Acispinin, chalemins of Hoare ‘Telegraph, Freight and Passenger Station, NEW VILLAGE, N. J. Paniapaunitin, Pa, Arde Holl
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J. Linton Thompson, Vice-President ‘ Newann 8. Ty Union Hallng on
H, FP, Minver, Treasurer JOSTON, MABB., 8
Wa, B, Homme, Sec'y & Asst, Treas, p. o. appress, STEWARTSVILLE, N. J. . SAVANNAH, Ga., cies Building
ee 18, 1911.

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Dear Mr, Edison:-

C. K. Williams & Co., of Easton, from
whom we buy more or less dynamite, have sent me the
enclosed letter and sample of iron oxide, which they
“state they are selling to some of the other phonograph
companies, and which is giving very good satisfaftion
in the manufacture of their records.

I do not know whether you are at all
interested or not, and if so, I would request that you

take the matter up direct with them.

Yours very truly,

Preside

WSM~-RBS

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10% RECORD EXCHANGE REPORT . ;
SSC Ceseseesse==ce STAs ssssrsAse

_ RECORDS: BOLD

; amberol Grand Opera ,
Standard 4.0. Anberol 1.00 21.50 2.00 Total 10 %
situs 221,383 428,175 122,937.74 | 12,289.82
February 200, 430 863,297 145,912.59 | 14,593.03.
March 164,884 585,454 140,969.86 | 14,097.04
April 203,509 431,615 99,630.88 | 211,208.26 (
May 98, 205 399,560 93,974.54 9,462.33 |
June 64,862 362,713 81,934.06 8,203.35 |
July 18,303 319,622 14,927.65: 894.
August 68,157 314,167 ' 12,854.23 7,328.78
Sep tender 710,932 377,426 84,465.18: 8,800.20
October 81,277 : 90,018. 75 |. 9,100.73:
tae | 2,248,960 | >| 2,007,¢08. 22 | 202,260.28
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Month Standard 6.0: Amverol Lo 180. ari Concerts = Anount.

17,188 “> 2,781.80

47,064 916

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CONTRACTS WITH TALENT
’ IN EFFECT DECEMBER 1, 1921,

Emmy Destinn .
Seimea—Kurs-

Paola Koralek
John Bieling
Manvel Romain
Blizabeth Spencer
Harry Lauder
Giovanni Polese
Frank X Doyle
Luigi Marini

Anna Chandler
Rudolph Berger
Militte Heim
Amelia Karola
Elvino Venture
Albert Spaulding
Thos Chalmers
Heinrich Hensel
Ernst Kraus
Walter Sooper

8. Lichtenstein
Johannes Bischoff
Irene Franklin
Marguerita ‘Sylva
Maria Labia®
Oreste Bendette
Frits Feinhals
Heinrich Knote
Mme Rappold
Sig.Marino Stabile
Mme De Cisneros
Mme. Akte™
Edyth Walker
Lucresia Bori
Carmen Melis
Louis Hioks
Lottie Gilson
Len Spencer

cyl.
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(Attorney)
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Yearly
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$5000.
R466;
400.
1300,
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Guaranteed

10%

Royalties

10% Jobbers Price

10g per record .
@1000. guaranteed
( per year

10g per record
S00. guaranteed
per year.

ot Jobbera Price

~15¢ per Record

| ; Note:» Contract with Lucrezia Bord for. 3 years, dated July 25, 1910 expiring July 25, 1913,
es ered cane: payment ef $140, per selection first year,; $200, per selection second and
years.

The following list represents royalties payable to talent whose contracts Yave expired:e

May 10, 1912 +. Karl Jorn receives 80 cents royalty per record (Cylinder only)
Sep 15.1912 = Leo Slezak receives 10% of list price. ($2.00)
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addressed to Mr. Rdison personally.

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end handles our line exclusively, ant if you could

gee your way clear to have ir, Edison drop him a very

few lines, signed by himself, it would not do any harm,

I might add that tr. Grabhb is a very

peculiar individual, judging from the style of his cox-

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AMPLIFIED DISCUSSION,

GENERAL BUSINESS CONDITIONS ONLY PARTIALLY
EXPLAIN THE PRESENT CONDITION OF OUR PHONOCRAPH
BUSINESS:

Curtailed production -in several lines of industry, a
depreciation of acreage values in midwestern farm lands, a
disposition by wage earners to hoard their surplus earnings
and a widespread sentiment of conversatism - not unmixed with
forebodings - are indisputable facts, put, so fer as it alone
is concerned, the prevailing conservative spirit seems to
manifest itself in an:apathy towards investment rather than
in the practice of self denial. The following novel and
seemingly paradoxical view of the matter appears to be enter=
tained by some very good authorities, That a large number of
people, by virtue of a conversative policy which hampers general
business and ultimately reacts upon themselves in a measure, |

are, nevertheless, in immediate funds to an extent that greatly

sufficiently. For rere tes giinan whose earnings exceed his

‘actual necessities, instead of ‘acoepting fixed engagements for

this surplus (quoh as the purchase of a home on. installments)
or seeking an. opportuni ty ‘for investment, with a view to i
Speculative profit or additional income, is thought to be at

Treeent more likely to either accumulate @ bank surplus or else

. diepiay greater prodigelity: in his current expenditures, It is

if incomplete, definition f the difference between present

business conditions and those that exist when a profiounced
financial and industrial upheaval is in progress,
I am compelled to believe that the low level of our

phonograph business is considerably out of proportion to the

present degree of general business stagnation, And while r

‘do not think that the ‘decline in our phonograph business, co-
incident with the financial disturbance of 1907, was an unrelated

coincidence, I am nevertheless of the opinion that a return of
the business conditions that existed previous to the panic of |
1907 will, of itself, fall far short of restoring our business |

to its former proportions,

OUR POSITION IS ONE TO JUSTIFY GRAVE
APPREHENSIONS OF A STIIL FURTHER DIMINISH-
MENT OF OUR PHONOGRAPH BUSINESS; ENTIRELY I, |
APART FROM THE INFLUENCE OF GWYERAL BUSINESS, . 4
CONDITIONS. / el

I believe there are forces at work, which, if not
checked, will, within a startlingly prief time, reduce our - ;
‘ phonograph business to a practically negligible volume. We are

all prepared to admit that among the urban upper and upper my
middle classes, the Victor talking machine has in recent years
achieved a popularity that has largely exoluded us from that

trade, I apprehend that this vogue of the Victor is rapidly
extending to the other urban classes through the various channels
that connect one class with another. It also appears that

some of the more aspiring and influential country women (farmers’

Se pa eS oie

wives). are commencing to take favorable notice of the Victor and

pe nt cm

I believe that present conditions in the cities and larger
towns will shortly be reproduced in the country and small towns,
unless we are successful in meeting the situation in an

effective way.

MAGAZINE ADVERTISING IS PROBABLY POWERLESS
TO MATERIALLY AUGMENT OUR SALES OR COUNTERACT
THE FORCES AT WORK IN BEHALF OF THE VICTOR.

THR MAGAZINE ADVERTISING OF THE VICTOR

COMPANY , WHILE IT HAS APPARENTLY ATTRACTED
MORE ATTENTION THAN OURS, IS SEEMINGLY A
RELATIVELY UNIMPORTANT FACTOR IN THEIR SUCCESS.

I. wish to say that my recent trip has tended to
confirm a suspicion I have entertained for some time that
magazine advertising has lost a considerable share of its
potency, or else, never had more than a fraction of the power
ascribed to it. Lavish space, artistic drawings, and ably
written and skilfully displayed advertising copy have become
so common that an advertisement must have unusual "stopping
power" to arrest the average reader's attention for even an
instant, unless he happens to be more than passively interested
jin the article advertised. Observation and inquiry, a8 to
the manner in which people read a magazine, indicate that few,
exoept those who have a professional interest in advertising,
turn through the advertising section page py page. In the
gase of the average man the probability that your advertisenent
wii be geen is somewhat the same character of probability
that attaches to the winning of a certain number at roulette.

sd
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However, the danger that your advertisement will not be
geen is largely reduced, if ‘the advertisement appears next to /
reading matter, as is possible in the Saturday Evening Post
and ‘some other periodicals of similar makeup. ... a have .
seen a five inch single column next to reading..mtter iadvertise-
ment in the Saturday Evening Post out pull a page of technical-
ly better copy on the sane goods and run in the sane publie
catéon’. at a naturally more productive peason of the year.
The preference for next to reading matter location is becoming
quite general-and no doubt reflects similar experiences on
the part of other advertisers, The editor of one of the
standard magazines confided to me some time ago that he was
thinking of changing the shape and makeup of his magazine
so as to give next to reading mtter location to such of
his advertisers as desired it.

The difficulty of getting your advertisement seen
is a great one, but assume that it is seen, what kind of
an advertisement met it be to be read and produce: the
desired impression on the reader's mind, Before starting on
the trip from which I have just returned, I had meditated :
somewhat on the probable effect of the Victor grand opera
advertising upon the consumer, It seemed to me that their
persistent magazine exploatation of the leading grand opera
stars must be producing a tremendous impression, not only
on those who had a real or affected interest in grand opera,
but also upon many who, while not caring for grand opera,
would, nevertheless, receive from the Victor grand opera
iégesiae advertising one or more of several possible ime-

pressions, capable of dnepiring a preference in favor of

“the Victor, if not actually creating the desire for a talking

‘machine. However, I was not able to discover extensive

-gonscious effect of the Victor grand opera advertising, a8

se aatthalie

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will more fully appear from the Bion Ye of my several inter-

views, The Victor grand opera exploitation has undoubtedly
been effective, but I think the influence of the magazine
advertising has been largely confined to the music dealer,
whose attitude towards the Victor may have been largely
inspired by the advertising and his estimate of its probable
effect on the consumer, I am constrained to believe that the
greatest effectiveness of Victor grand opera exploitation can
be traced to the word of mouth commendations and the force

of example radiating from owners of Victor machines ihvodeh
and beyond their respective circles of acquaintance and in-
fluence, So far as Victor magazine and newspaper advertising
is concerned, their trade mark dog and legend seem to have
made a deeper impression on the consumer than garuso or any
feature of Victor grand opera advertising, Apparently their
newspaper advertising has been noticed more than their
magasine advertising.

While the Victor magazine advertising has apparently
had very much less effect than I had supposed, it has seemingly
been more effective than our own, although I believe if our
magazine advertising and theirs were submitted to a jury of
advertising experts for comparison, ours would be pronounced
the better of the two from a technical standpoint, But,

I am growing distrustful of technical advertising Judgment .
Advertising as an art. or science has been built up very rapidly
> ‘and J am not sure that. the principles enunciated by its ex-
"ponents are founded upon an adequate conception of the publicis
attitude, . It is difficult for us who read advertising,
“with what amounts almost<t6 a professional interest, to realize
that an, overwhelming majority of the American people have no
: such incentive. Even in the case of a person who does

observe the meeeen advertisements closely, the results are

| - gometimes rather startling. A gentleman in the office here

recently expressed disbelief that any one could read the

magazines without at least having the name of one make of

phonograph fixed on his mind. Yet this same gentleman,

, although he turns the advertising sec tion, page by page, was

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unable to name & single brand or meee of ready to wear men's

| clothing that
this experiment @ ft

4s advertised in the magesines. I repeated

ew moments ago with another gentleman, who

is a constant reader of the magazines, and admittedly examines
the advertisements. He, too, was unable to recall the name of

a single ativertised brand of ready made clothing... wtf either

of these gentlemen Was interested in ready made clothing, the

put it is the ulti-

result would no doubt have been different,

e of most forms of advertising to
ana if it is andapable of -

mate purpos awaken interest

where it does not naturally exist,
fable extent, there is manifestly &

doing that to an apprec

grave question whether it is worth to us the price that we

pay for ite And if we are deceived as to the potency of
+ more than we should,

! magazine advertising and rely upon i
selling methods, the

to the neglect of other advertising and

harm is of. even greater consequence,

TI nope to obtain additional ideas on th

from further observation and inquiry, but I an of the present

and omitting any attempt to dis-
publicity advertising, that the
the only kinds of national

is subject

opinion, speaking broadly,
titiguish between selling and
following are at the present time

advertising that are capable of showing a high percentage of

efficiency, under ‘prevailing conditions.

me pn tt

matters

eo, 1, Advertising that directly appeals to human credulity

or cupidity, such as medicines, mail order and get rich quick

copy.
2. Advertising that appeals to human appetite or palate,

uch as foods and beverages,
3. Advertising that Appeals to human vanity, such as
toilet preparations and novelties of dress for women,

4. Advertising that stimulates and appeals to human
jirations, such as education, in various guises,
5. Advertising that impresses a name brand or idea

by means of expressive or frequently repeated slogans or trade

marks, or a few graphic words of copy.

I BELIEVE THAT A CURTAILMENT OF OUR SPACE
IN MOST OF THE MAGAZINES, WE ARE NOW USING,
Is INDICATED.

Aside from other considerations suggested on preced-

ing pages, I believe that we are advertising to a constantly

diminishing number of possible buyers, The personnel of

the readers of the magazines does not largely change from year
to year. The reading of magazines is a habit and is not like-
ly to be abruptly abandoned, On the other hand, there is

nothing to indicate any noteworthily large accessions to the

ranks of magazine readers. A man may change from ‘one magaéine

to another, but he is likely to confine himself to the same
Therefore, in advertising in any
extent the

class of publications.

given class of magzine, we have to a very large

game audience year after year, Assume, as is quite possible,

that the magazines, in which we advertise, reach 4,000,000

American families; a very considerable proportion of all the

phonographs and talking machines sold in country have
undoubtedly been sold to these 4,000,000 families, It is not

necessary to have even approximate figures to realize that,
after resolving all doubts in favor of our present list of
magazines, we are advertising to a diminished and probably a
constantly diminishing number of possible phonograph buyers,
unless those who have already bought can be persuaded to
replace their old machines with new ones, I reserve concrete
suggestions on this point for the concluding part of this

discussion,

MAGAZINE ADVERTISING USUALLY HAS AN IMPORTANT
EFFECT UPON THE DEALER, BUT LESS SO IN OUR CASE
THAN ORDINARILY, AND THIS CONSIDERATION MAY

TO AN EXTENT BE DISREGARDED.

The retail merchant does not as a rile become an
atvertiser in his local papers, until convinced of the efficacy
of advertising, Naturally he studies the advertising of
national advertisers and, imbued with the belief that it is
tremendously effective, is unconsciously influenced in favor
of the products which are most extensively, or, to his mind,
most intelligently advertised, I have deménstrated this to
my satisfaction in the case of firearms, This is an im=

portant asset of extensive magazine advertising, particularly

“4n the larger towns and cities, and should not be lightly

sacrifided. But in our own case, our dealers, as far as I

can judge, have arrived at a state of feeling towards us
and our methods that largely nullifies the effect upon them
of our magazine ‘advertising. ; This will be the occasion of

further comment,

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IT IS IMPORTANT TO CORRECTLY ANALYIZE THE

SUCCESS OF THE VICTOR TALKING MACHINE COMPANY,

IF WE ARE T0 INTRLLIGENTLY CONSIDER OUR OWN

PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THAT THIS SUCCESS I8 DUE

NEITHER TO THEIR ADVERTISING, THEIR BUSINESS
SAGACITY NOR THE VIRTUES OF THRIR PRODUCT, AUT +
70 A SERIES OP CIRCUMSTANCES, WHICH RESULTED

IN THE COMPARISON OF THE PERFECTED VICTOR

MACHINE WITH THB EARLIEST EDISON NODELS BY A

LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THE URBAN UPPER AND UPPER

MIDDLE CLASSES FROM WHOM RADIATES, THROUGH A
CONSTANTLY INCREASING ZONE, THE DICTUM THAT THE

VICTOR IS THE ONB PERFECTED PHONOGRAPH.

Involved in the success of the Victor Talking
Machine Comany is an interesting psychological probien,
the solution of which requires the consideration of several
oiveunetanoee; fhe iison phonograph was the first in the
fieid, It beoams an object of great and immediate interest,
-Scoarcely anyone, particularly none who lived in or near the
cities and larger towns, failed to hear the earlier mdels,
or hearing them, failed to be deeply impressed not only by
wonder at Mr, Bison's achievement but also by such inpere
fections and disagreeable qualities as these earlier models
possessed, The impression made by the earliest Edison
machines is apparently still vivid in the minds of a large
number of people and for some reason a great many of them seem
not to realize that any noteworthy improvement has been made in
the Edison phonograph ~ this despite our advertising. Seemingly
the greatest ignorance and misconception concerning the Baison
phonograph is to be found among the urban upper and upper

middie classes, From this oiroumstance, several inferences

are possible, but the following seems to me the best justified.
As far as I have observed and am informed, a large proportion
of our dealers are and always have been in lines of business,
or of such standing, or so located as to prevent. them from
coming in olose or frequent contact with the upper classes.
Accofdingly, the development of the Edison phonograph as
manifested by our dealers! demonstrations and the other

selling methods practiced by them, passed unnoticed or at least
unheeded by many members of the upper and upper middle classes,
who etill however retained very vividly the impressions made
by the éarl ier Edieon phonographs. The Victor, when finally
perfected, offered a marked contrast to the Edison, as they
renenbored the latter. Being of a different type, it was only
natural for them to assume that the Victor represented the
‘Perfection of Mr. Edison's original invention. Being marketed
through fashionable musio stores and undertaking 4 somewhat
pretentious musical progran, the illusion was oonplete. Z
might remark that in Soranton, where the fashionable dealer

4s an Edison partisan, the Victor has gained less of a fdaothold
among the upper classes and the Edison is more seriously
regarded by then.

The spread of the Victor fad among the upper classes
seens not to have been essentially different from the spread
of other fads. The fashionable music..store people, themselves
more impressed by Victor grandopera exploitation than their
customers, were emboldened to seriously advocate the Victor
as aimusioal instrument. That most valuable of all advertising,
the endlese chain of comment, example and influence which
promulgates a fad or fashion, worked and ie working to per-
fection. The members of the upper olass influenced each other
and the result was inevitable, without a successful campaign
on that class by ourselves. The Oma sentiment

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of the upper classes that the Victor talking machine is the
only one to be considered in talking machines is being in-
pressed upon all classes as the mandate of those who know and
whose example is worthy of emulation. Salaried employees
learn that their employer has a Victrola, tell their friends
the Victor is the best, and ultimately buy Victors themselves.
Household servants start similar endless chains, People,

who are occasional visitors at the hones of people of greater
social position than themselves, find the circumstances con-
ducive to a magnified appreciation of the Victor when they

hear it on such occasions, herald its virtues to the people
with whom they have influence and buy victors themselves,
These are forces at work for the VYictor, entirely apart from
and infinitely more valuable than fany selling or advertising
effort that is being put forth py ‘victor Talking Machine Company.
the culmination will be our virtual elimination from the market

unless we start a successful back fire, which of course, we

are going to do.

APPARBITLY TH AVERAGE PURCHASER DOES NOT

LISTEN 10 THE VARIOUS MAKES OF PHONOGRAPHS

AND DETERWINE WHICH HAS THE SUPERIOR PLAYING

QUALITIES. HOWEVER COMPARISONS ARE SO‘E-

TYNES MADE AND A PHONOGRAPH PURCHASER'S CHOICE

MAY AND SOMETIMES DOES TURN UPON THE INSTHU~

MENT'§ BEAUTY‘AND APPROPRIATENESS AS AN ay
“ARTICLE OF FURNITURE. THE CHEAPER STYLES — .

"OF VICTROLA LATELY PLACED UPON THE MARKET
ARE LIKELY 10 PROVE VERY TROUBLESOME TO US.

yrom what y have heard and observed among consumers and

| dealers, I judge that a majority of those who purchase phono-
: graphs do not make an actual comparison by listening to

| the various makes. Usually they have either made up

their minds what vake they want or, having no choice, con-

fine their attention to the machine that is first demon-
strated to them. Where @ conparison is made, assuming
neutrality on the part of the dealer and no preconceived -
opinion in the mind of the purchaser, I believe the chances
are about even between the Victor and our own machines, when
‘ the comparison is between horn machines, When the Amberola
and Victrola are compared, the chances are apparently in
Maver of the Victrola on account of its more graceful lines
‘band greater attractiveness as an article of furniture, I an
afraid that comparisons between our horn machine ~ whether

: the present or new product - with Victrolas of corresponding

‘ price will in a majority of cases result unfavorably to us.
} >» IY should be inclined to counsel against the development of
any horn machines in the new product, :

qn connection with the new product, I believe we
could secure to ourselves a tremendous advantage over the
Victor, if it was practicable or possible for ts to abandon

1 the present Amberola type of cabinet and offer a selection

of several styles of cabinet, each authentically of a a
different school or period, thus enabling the puichaser to :
hasueniae his purchase with his present furniture scheme
| i, 3 or such as he may have in contemplation. This would be
effective with the initiated and perhaps even more so with
the uninitiated, It would also mean larger stock orders
| from the trade, : ,

THB PHONOGRAPH HAS PRACTICALLY CEASED T0 BE
A NOVELTY AND 18 REGARDED WITH INDIFFERENCE
OR AVERSION BY THOSE WHO DO NOT RECOGNIZE

IT AS A SUPERIOR KIND OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.
AS A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT IT HAS VERY LITTLE
CAPACITY OF APPEAL EXCEPT AS IT OFFERS THE
PURCHASER A CHARACTER OF ENTERTAINMENT OR
INSTRUCTION THAT HE DESIRES TO HAVE IN HI6
OWN HOME FOR FREQUENT REPETITION. OUR MOST
IMPORTANT RELATION TO THE PUBLIC IS THAT OF
A PRODUCER OF MUSIC AND OUR COMERCIAL
SUCCESS WILL BE PROPORTIONATE TO OUR SUCCESS
IN PRODUCING THE KIND OF MUSIC THAT PEOPLE
WILL DESIRE TO HAVE IN THEIR HOMES FOR
FREQUENT REPETITION.

fhe phonograph is now practioally a no greater
novelty than the telephone. The man who considers the
phonograph merely as a wonderful invention and listens to
dt occasionally with that thought chiefly in mind has no
4noentive to ‘purchase. His amazement and wonder at the
possibility of sound reproduction have subsided to an extent
that leaves no desire to possess & phonograph, or at least,
insufficient desire to ‘bring him to the point of purchasing.
To make him buy a phonograph ws must present it to him in the
guise of an entertainment of irresistible charm. We must
offer to each man or woman some partioular form of maic or
entertaiment that he or she will desire to hear or have the
fanily hear frequently repeated. Tt is not enough that we

get out a large variety of records each month, from which every

one can gst something that will suit his individual taste,

B=
oe

;

We mugt take up and carry forward several definite programs,
each orockam: constituting a strong appeal to a certain olass
and. jSapable an itself of selling phonographs to that class.

AY ‘or enent waia are a good deal like a restaurant that puts out
A sign sRegwiar Dinner Now Being Served." We ought to get away
trom that.

| - + ¥ CONSIDER WOMEN ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT

a BPACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED AND MY RECOMMENDATIONS
“} WELL BE LARGELY INFLUENCED BY THAT BELIEF.

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| the phonograph being no longer a novelty is not

bought + sale: ‘ Ampul.se. we mat give people valid, convincing
ania compelling reacons for having a phonograph, She best
reasons we can offer will appeal. more readily to women than
to men. fwing to the present general attitude towards the
subject, atiigie men who board, are, a8 & class, the least
likely to purchase a phonograph, Wa must address ourselves
to tne fan oirole wherein the woman asserts a constantly
tnorenstis influence, Recently I saw the mother and daughter
overrule the father in the choice of a motor car, and he was
no hen! 9 ked oreature either, but a strong and dominating man.
waxy women think it rather low to like or possess a phonograph.
ye must iget that notion out of their heads, I might observe
fe ote gon and daughter. ~ readers of the Youths
Companidn, Bt, Nicholas and American Boy ~ would probably
ye prove alates not to be despised,

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- IN THE SELBOTION OF RECORD SUBJECTS,

WE SHOULD RAISE OUR STANDARDS AS

MUCH A® POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE ALIENATION

OF THOSE WHOSE PREFERENCE RUNS 70

LOW CLASS SELECTIONS, 1 BELIEVE

| THAT THIS CLASS IS REALLY SMALLER THAN
INDICATED BY THE COMPARATIVELY TX-
TRYSIVE SALE OF LOW CLASS RECORDS AND
SHAT OUR DEALERS ARE UNCONSCIOUSLY RE-

SPONSIBL® IN A CONSIDERABLE DEGREE
FOR THE EXCESSIVE PROPORTION OF LOW
OLASS RECORDS SOLD BY TITS COMPANY.
WITH A VIGY 10 SUSTAINING THE IN-
DIVIWAL'S INTEREST IN THE PHONOGRAPH
IT IS WROKSSARY TO ATTRACT HIM TO A
BETTER CLASS OF MUSIC, THAT NEITHER
OUR COMPETITORS, NOR OURSELVES HAVE HAD
DUE REGARD FOR THE PHILOSOPHICAL AND
PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN |
: CATERING TO THE MUSICAL NEEDS AND TASTES
: OF THE PUBLIC, TH PHONOGRAPH MANU~ | i
|

, FACTURER WHO CORRECTLY SOLVES THESE
PROBLEMS WILL DOMINATE THE TRADE.

I am convinced that, entirely without the aid to
‘appreciation that a technical musical education gives, &

\
progression of musical, taste ocours in the case of everyone, |
who habitually listens to musio, If a man hears ragtine | |

, constantly, no mtter how mich 4t delighted him originally,
he will become satiated with it, and if circumstances do

not permit him to hear better music, he will reach the

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conclusion that he has beoome tired of all music, his
progression does not carry every man to the point where grand
opera alone will satisfy him, because few have the opportunity
to hear enough misic to jade their musical appetites to that
degree, but it will carry him, unless thwarted by ciroum=
stances, toa point far beyond ragtime or topical ballad,
I observed more fully than is Seckaie disclosed by my notes
that those who tired most quickly of their phonographs were
those who played only the cheapest class of msic, However,
on the other hand, those who have apparently progressed in
due course to a point where they play classical music
chiefly do not always seem to sustain their interest fully,
In the one case I think the trouble is satiety, and in the.
other a lack of incentive, and an absence of participation and
consciousness of progress or accomplishment, The Victor .
people have given the public a large selection of grand opera
vocal selections, but aside from such pleasurable sensations
as are felt in listening to these selections by those who are
not too critical in their judgments, there is no sense of having
accomplished anything beyond the possible ability to recognise
the selection by name and offer some comment on the singer,
It is mich as if a person learned to pronounce a foreign
language without learning the meaning of the words. It seems
to me there is a splendid opportunity to offer combined
interpretation and explanation of classical maic.

To return to ragtime and topical ballads, we confront
a fact - the comparative monthly record sales, Bone of the
jobbers and dealers with whom IT have talked, say that we should
disregard this fact, as it reflects the sodden attitude of a
majority of the dealers towards the phonograph rather than the
actual public taste, but this theory is seemingly not supported

by & comparison of advance orders with en ieee sales, As

far a8 7 am able to learn the dealer does jnot as & rule cone
f records unless he

soiously undertake to influence the

is trying to sell stickers, But in this connection occurs to
tory of the cow boy who nad heard of people spending

me the sto

$20.00 for a single meal in New York, and upon & visit to that

city, determined to try the experiment himself, Accordingly

he went to a Fifth Avenue restaurant for that purpose.
n his hand and with

Seated at the table with t

the waiter at his elbow, he found himself unable to make any
selection from the list of unfamiliar dishes before him and
at last in desperation ordered $20.00 worth of ham and eggs.

Undoubtedly the purchaser of a phonograph who is more familiar
1 ballads than other forms of music

with ragtime and topica

would be disposed at the outset

he menu card i

to select records of that

character, and the dealer thereafter in demonstrating new

records, might very possibly be more dnolined
than those of a higher class with the result that

of records

the phonograph purchaser who starts off on low class msic,

in many instances,

thing else.
can sell records, and if

machines are persuaded to do 80 be
assortment of ragtime, etco., that is
on the other hand, if a man gets the idea in h

are merely the echo of songs that he can hear
4t is possible,

reo orda

motion picture theatres for five ‘oents or a dime,

unless he is 4 gr
as moh inolined to deba

phonograph as prompted t

o purchase ons.

to play that class

gets little encouragement to consider any=
we mast of course sell phonographs pefore we
people who would not otherwise buy
cause we have a large
an important consideration.

is head that our

eat lover of such songs, that he will be
te the advisability of investing in a

at the

I believe we can safely disregard our record sales
statistics to a considerable extent and curtail the nuuber
of our low class records provided we get the necessary co=-

operation from our dealers.

I REGARD THE WAGON SCHEME AS FUNDAMENTALLY

| , SOUND, FOR INTENSIFIED SELLING EEYORT IS

| WHAT IS REQUIRED. IN SO PAR AS THE WAGONS
HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSYUL, I THINK THE |
TROUBLE IS CAPABLE OF CORRECTION. !

As I understand it, the first wagons were too

heavy and did not track in country roads, I assume that these |

objections have been overcome in the new wagons, I believe
that the wagon scheme will be more successful if we undertake

definite programs of music, 80 that the proposition of possess~ ‘
f

ing a phonograph can be presented to the prospective phrohaser ‘ cos : yt

Also I believe that the wagon men ,

I have had some

in amore appealing way.
should be preceded py letters and ciroulars.

experience in directing rural canvasses and have found that

intelligent preparatory work is well repaid, It seems to me ;

that it will be necessary to work out some plan by which the

effective coeoperation to his wagon mAn.

dealer can give more
I am inclined to think that 24 hours 4s as long as the in-

strument should be left with prospect.

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Home recording as now generally understood is the
making of musical records at home and seemingly very few
imagine there would be much interest or profit in that. Tf
am inclined to think that the mking of prose records in
privacy for self instruction is the more feasible thing for

us to advocate. , Salesmen, young clergymen, young lawyers,

_and others who possess, or in whom we could inspire, a desire

to perfect their speech would no doubt in many cases find this
i

a consideration sufficient to influence their choice of a

phonograph, if not to actually create the desire to possess one.

REQOLMEIDA TIONS .

I have deduced the wrang conclusions from my in«

vestigations as discusued ubove if the facts do not indicate

the urgent necessity of devoting immediate attention to the
reoovyery of the ground we have lost with the upper and upper

middle classes, I believe there is always an element of danger ;

. dnvolved in merchandising that frunkly caters to the lower

classes and xy whould say that thia is partioularly true of such
an article as the phonograph where there is no difference of
price in our favor, I cali to mind a dt aaek sous candy oan
paign of:.a mnufacturer who decided that he would sell 50d
oandy to the plain people, The plain people would have nothing
of it until he embellished his campaign with an apparent
appeal to all classes,
I cannot say that we have overtly cateréd to the |
lower classes, but I understand there is some opinion that we
ought and I confess that I shared such opinion until recently,
I now feel that in order to hold our own with the lower classes
we must regain ground with the upper classes, and I strongly

counsel against an avowed appeal to the lower classes,

ZI do not think we should delay our campaign on the
upper lasses until our new product is out, for neither now
nor then, will we be able to dominate the trade mlesa we are
able to get the fashionable music stores din line, The
quicker we get the upper classes interested in and commenting
favorably on the class of music Ur, patcon is getting out,
the easier it will be to get the fashionable stores to take
up our new product and the more difficult it would be for the
Victor people to use the big stick on those dealers.

The two most important things to do are, in my
judgment.

2, Put more character and appeal into our record

programs, so that our dealers will have a definite message for
the public in connection with the Edison phonograph and records,

2. Show the dealers how and where to carry this message;
make it easy for them and through our traveling men try to see
that they do it, .

Ap to the records, I suggest as follows:

That we bear in mind how people take their children
to the circus, and make the promotion of culture among ohildren
and young people the keynote of our campaign. Hduoation,
industry and intelligence arse so common while life has beaome
s0 complex that a sense of fineness - otherwise culture -
is often the determining factor in a man or woman's career,

I believe that we can present this thought in a way that will
carry much conviction.

I think we should immediately undertake a school of
the composers to consist:: of the interpretation of typical com=
positions of the best composers by . portion of one of the very
best orchestras ~ Boston Symphony, Damrosoh or Thomas, That
we issue a brochure containing the portraits and biographies
of the various composers, a list of their compositions and ene
lightening comment on their respective styles and choice and
methods of handling themes, That we accompany each record in
‘this school of composers with 8 printed slip commenting in-
telligbly, interestingly and authoritatively on that partiou-
lar selection, explaining the motif and its manner of develop-
ment and pointing out the ear marks of the composer, Both
brochure and Andividual slips should be over the name, if not
written entire by some person who is widely known as a
musical authority. I believe that Damrosch would fall for

this although ~ understand he has previously refused to have
anything to do with the honoeraplis I advocate the early
announcement of this School of Composers in our advertising

for I am very much afraid the Victor people will beat us to it.
_ I will not consume time at this point in arguing that this
Bchool of Composers is the logical weapon with which to combat
grand opera, but will pe glad to participate in any oral dise

cussion that seems desirable.

I advocate a revival of the ballads from the fine old
operas in English, I would suggest that we go baok about
fifty years and work up to date, producing one and somtimes
two records each month. ‘The artiste should in all cases be a

strictly first class one.and particular attention should be given

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to clear enunctation of the words,

It should be understood that my idea is largely to
advide our monthly record program{by actual or constructive
classifications into a mmber of feature series, each of which
will have a strong appeal to a certain class and identify us in
the public my as the leaders in that particular branch of s
phonograph entertainment. Accordingly I suggest that we
specialize on lyrics from the new musical shows for the popular
end of our program and by faithfully firstnighting the new
shows, both here and in Chicago, and special listing the records
of songs that we select, wh ity the ine ca pre 91y, expel lished
claim that the Mem song hits,are aecuais heard first on the
Edison, We meat not overlook Chicago, for that city is pro-
ducing a good lot of musical comedy. On my trip west I noticed {
successfully selling sheet music from Chicago shows that have
never landed in New York, And, of course, anything from
The Girl of My Dreams now playing in New york would be stale
middle west at this time. I don't think it makes much

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difference whether the songs we select are real hits. We can
envelope them with sufficient glamour to get us by, if we happen
to pick a poor one once in a while. To my mind, the important
thing is to pe out in front. If we have a thing iret, or as
Boon as our competitors, it's a hit, if we don't, it isn't,
It's up to us tocereate that impression and make it stick.

Before Tt started on this recent trip, t thought we could
probably feature some of the msical comedy stars, but, ‘

apparently, it would be a bigger thing for them than for us,

“However, it might be a good idea to get a line on a few of the

pest ones, like Fritzi Scheff, who are coming out in new shows
this season. I am not sure that some of the supporting ~ ~
players who have good songs, as Warwick had in The Bah rena
could not be successfully featured by our dealers under the
plan of co-operation with dealers that will be outlined in the
proper place.

Z would suggest that we get out from 1 to 3
very high class records every month for the children, tf
we can get Maude Adams for fairy stories and junior classics,
that of course, will be quite a feature for this classification.
I expect to hear from this ane thy: If we can't get her, we
can probably get Ethel Barrymore and we might ultimately want
her in addition to Miss Adams, Perhaps it will be a good :
idea to see if Lita MoIntyre can make a record. She sings
"Kid" songs very attractively and has made a great hit with
them, Her Dr. Tinkle Tinker of Old Toy Town is,I believe,
considered easily the best thing in The Girl of My Dreams.

The foregoing would I suppose average about nine
records monthly and from an operating standpoint, the dis-
tinction between them and other records would be more fanciful
than real, except as to the expense of producing records for
the Benger: of Composers or employing an artiste like Miss Adams.

os ga eet

As to the other records, we would naturally continue
along lines that experience has taught us to be sound, I
pelieve, however, it might be well to cultivate as far as
possible the idea that we are getting our records out in
intelligent series instead of in a haphazard way, It would
be a very easy matter to do this in respect to band msic, We
could also probably work the venetian trio into a series that
would sound attractive, And we could put over such old as
ballads as we cared to repreduce as/series in revival of the
old tine favorites... The distinctly low class stuff could
constitute a popular series of its own.

As occasionals, I would suggest a yearly series of
five or six fine Ibieh pallads, which, in addition to being of
general ‘interest, would give our dealers a chance to make a
strong appeal to the Irish, of whom there are enough in nearly
every commmnity to justify catering to them, I understand
that Olcott does not make a very good record, but if he can make
a fairly good record and is not under exclusive contract to
our competitors, he might add to the attractiveness of such a
series.
/ I would also suggest as occasionals, a series of
yiolin selections by noteworthy talent if it is considered —_'//
that violin reproductions are sufficiently good, (fiyms , as
occasionals, would,of course , make a strong series with
religious- people and I would suggest that we add an occasional
talking record py a National figure in religious work,

I would suggest that we consider whether it would
not be a good idea to resurrect, some authentic ballads of
the medieval troubadors and using them a8 lyrics, have

appropriate misic written and produce a few as a series of

novel occasionals.

I would also suggest as an experiment that we

employ a French nobleman or noblewoman to make two or three
records giving the oultured Parisian pronunciation of Various
French words and phrases commonly used in this country and
almost as commonly mispronounced, Should this be successful
we wight get out a few by some person of rank in England
illustrating corréct inflection, a thing in. which the ngiieh |
are supposed to excel us, All this, of course, is for the
young folks, as an effective means of impressing upon their
heedless young minds certain essential things that they are the
more likely to heed if brought to their attention in this
unusual manner, But nothing would prevent Mrs. Malaprops, ra
after puying these records for her children, from listening to.

them herself,

I wish to say that I do not consider the foregoing
suggestions of new classes of records to embody the best possible
ideas for feature series, nor has ny choice been influenced
by the belief that these records would, naturally and unaided,
be large sellers, The thought X am most anxious to impress
dis that we must have definite and distinctive program features
which our dealers can use in the sale of machines, The
thought will no doubt be clearer when the pian of co-operation
with the dealer is outlined, aes

I might remark that one summer my youthful ambitions
prompted me to go to work in the circulation department of a
metropolitan daily newspaper. I found that I could not get
subscriptions for the paper on the strength of its undoubted
general excellence as a newspaper, That, of course, was ime
portant, but I had invariably to throw some special series of
articles into the scale. Frequently this special feature would
be anméstrtrivial one and perhaps something my prospect really
cared very little about, but for the moment it would assume

false proportions and serve as the determining factor, I have

noted too a sonmhat similar, effect of advance announcements

by magazines of articles they proposed to publish during the

ensuing year.

AS TO THE DEALER.
I have talked with so few dealers and jobbers |

that my understanding of their attitude towards us cannot

be very trustworthy. But so far as my observation extends

this is the result of it, We are regarded as one of the

squarest houses in the country. Certain individuals have

endeared themselves to every jobber and dealer with whom they é

have come in contact. A visit to our factory is regarded as :

a great treat, But it seems to be considered that our methods

are monotonous and that we attempt to lift ourselves by our

own bootstraps. We are accused of attempting to invest : :
inconsequentials with weighty importance, and it seems to be i !
the impression that we are stronger on words than on deeds, ‘ :
The complexity of our prices, the excessive wear on the records
occasioned by the new reproducer.and various other matters of
this nature are complained of, but seem not to have had a
very large share in shaping the trade's opinion of us. The
trade does not look for anything new or original from us and
will be slow to lend its co-operation to any elaborate selling
scheme that we devise, “But with all our faults, they love us
sti21" and I think always will. Heretofore, I have had in-
variably to cultivate love and affection for the houses I have

’ been identified with, but here we certainly seem to have all of
that commodity that we need.

In my judgment, we most give our dealers co-operation,
but I think we shall have to give it to them in very small doses
‘or their stom&chs will rebel. A small dose at frequent in-
tervals is, I believe, the treatment indicated,

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in our campaign upon the dealers a@.proposal on our part.to give
them a new scheme every month that will take very little of
their time to put into execution and cost them not ‘ver tuonty=
five cents, but which will sell at least one phonograph that
would not otherwise be sold - twelve schemes during the year
that will sell at least twelve phonographs that would not
otherwise be sold, and the expense will not be over $3.00.
Doubtless as will appear from the nature of the schemes, it
will be necessary to graduate our claims. according to popus '
lation, But the estimated ratio of time and expense to re-
sults would remain constant. .

I suggest that each month we select a definite
class of people for our dealers to appeal to. For example,
take the Maude Adams records, if we get them, One month we
request our dealers to take a certain mmber of well-to-do
and cultivated families that do not possess phonographs (the a
number varying according to the population of the community)
where there are ‘children from 8 to 14 years of age, learn by
application to the school records, or otherwise, if not already
known, the first names of the children in those families.

Send the mothers a pen or type written copy of a letter we have
prepared in which the children will be mentioned by name, and
enclose with the letter an attractive Maude Adams leaflet which
we will supply, This leaflet will, of course, deal chiefly
with Miss Adams * recordjput will also attempt to work in an
attractive background of other Rdison features. Jn putting ~
these schemes up to the dealer, we should see that they are in
such form that he can turn the matter over to a clerk or
stonographer and say go ahead and do this. For instance, if
we have a certain dealer who, according to our classification

of him, should dig up ten subjects on each scheme, we’:

send him a goneral letter briefly outlining the class of people

we want him to tackle and coyitaining the exact letter - a
very brief one - that we want him to send. We enclose 10
leaflets that he is to dispatch with his letters, Accordingly,
he has everything before him except the names of the ten
people to whom he will send the suggested letter - ordinarily
not a difficult part of the program for him to supply. Getting
the first navies of the children in the example used as an
illustration involves a little trouble, but this added dirfi-'
culty would not ordinarily exist.

The School of Composers could be made the subject
of a similar appeal to a defined class, and so on through the
various feature series. We could also work out some pretty
good schemes in connection with home recording, For example,
we might, and very probably could, induce several manufacturers
of hardware, dry goods and grocery specialties to prepare ,
brief sales manuals of their goods and advocate the use of
the phonograph by retail clerks or salesmen at their own homes
for the purpose of studying and improving their selling methods
and thus enhancing their earning powers and prospects in life.
On the strength of this we could "sic" our dealers on the retail
clerks who do not own phonographs, This bald statement
probably does not sound very convincing but I do not wish to
take up the matter of home recording at length in this dis-
cussion, Suffice it to say that there are several serious
uses to which home recording can be put and if we present
these various uses in the proper manner, the home recording |
feature will prove attractive to many. I will submit a con~-

plete program on this point at an early date,

2 Asta tante ase ites Sold moo eg!

qghe direct results of this, monthly soheme idea

depends considerably upon the skill with which we work out the

details of each scheme. yach general letter to the dealer,

each proposed letter to the potential customer, each accompany=

ing leaflet must be & masterpiece, But, more important

than the direct results in sales is the general effect upon the

dealer. We are not asking him to do ‘auch, We dontt gc into

any long winded explanations, We give him one definite, con-

e boil it down to
with

crete and intelligent idea at a time, and w
tabloid form. We don't admonish him to carry the idea

him to his grave, nor do we intimate that he ought to sell

hundreds of machines as & result of it. We simply say:
“Try it on ten and we think you'll land one
inside of a year. Next month we will give

you another plan to try on another ten."

Any suggestion that we care to offer as to appropriate follow-

up jmethods should be made through the house organ and our

travelers rather than by combining such suggestions with our

monthly announcements of new schemes. Needless to say if a

dealer sends or causes to be sent ten letters in pursuance of
mes, the idea will be sufficiently
that he will make additional

And even if he

one of our monthly sche
, impressed on his mind to insure

use of it as a sales argument in his store,

doesn't send the letters at all, the idea will nevertheless

be impressed upon his mind quite vividly and he is likely to
-make use of it in what he considers a more suitable way. It
rience that a series of easily assimulated

4s more effective with the

has been my expe

suggestions presented one at a time

dealer than an elaborate outline of procedure apparently

designed for his counsel and guidance during the rest. of his

natural life. If you can got a new idea half way into a

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dealer's head every month, you are certainly going some. He

may regard the ideas with apathy at the start, but that soon

wears off if you keep passing out live ideas to hin every |

month and don't queer the game by preaching to him, However,

this discussion is profitless. You can get the dealers

if you go at it with intuition and keep, at it with
Tere is no use of discussing

going,

infinite patience and tact.
the mtter as an academic proposition, It isa thing to be
done rather than talked about.

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In connection with this letter writing gohene, it 18

hardly necessary to remark that one object is to draw

to our activities. If

perhaps
the attention of the upper classes

the upper classes do not read our advertisements nor pay any

attention te our goods in the hands of our dealers, about the

only way we have of reaching them is by letter.
It is not contemplated that the foregoing plan of .

coeoperation with the dealers shaklientail any individual

correspondence, and I am unable to see how it could, But Tf

am not sure that we would not. find it

visits of our travelers with letters along lines suggested

py the travelers and I should be glad to

with the Sales Department, if satisfactory to you and them,

plans in detail for the cowoperatio
with our efforts to rejuvenate our dealers are

tbe worked out in discussion,

‘The same is to be paid of plans in support of the

. wagon dealers e

AS TO ADVERTISING.

‘Radical as it my seem, I an going to seriously

suggest for the consideration of the Advertising Department,
the advisability of aiscontinu

magasines and mterially curtad1i
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ing a mmber of the standard

profitable to follow the
discuss this in detail

n of our travelers

another thing to

ng our use of space in those

done Ln om ch mete een meres

oh athe ya Salamone ican asst he dara BENS 2

ce eee matt

not discontinued. I ieilieve that we should give a marked
preference to the flat magazines (similar, dn: makeup to Saturday
Evening Post and Sunday Magazines) and T strongly advocate a .
conservative campaign in the leading publications for women,
I think we should not fail to bear in mind that the.standard
magazines with the possible exception of: Munsey's and the old
line publications,. such as Harpers, century, Soribners and
Atlantic are, almost wholly, men's magazines , no matter what
pretensions they may make to. the contrary. “{ am inclined to
believe that: the Youtha Companion is aenervare of some con~
sideration, and would pay the same of. St. Nicholas, but for
my strong prejudice. in favor. of. fiat magazines.

IT am’ inclined to think’ that we should devote a great
deal of attention ue fostering the advertising: of our goods
by dealers in the: aaity’ papers. and: aft agreeable, to you and the
advertising ‘depar tient would be. glad to discuss ‘that matter in
aetail. ae ee

tr have ‘reversed iyseif. on the question of es sansivehe
in the farm papers at present, because Zt ‘pelieve we would
petter spend: our money trying. to reach the women, and we can
reach both city, small town. and: country women if we make the
right selection: of. women's papers.

T do: not advocate the’ use of mail. order media or
mail order copy, because there ; is nothing in our “proposition
that naturally lends itself to that charac ter of exploitation,
and I do not see how we couta put out ‘that style of copy

' without @ serious sacrifice of dignity, which we can 411 afford

at present. -
Tt “pelieve, however, that I am inclined to suggest &
radical change in the. style: of our copy and, if agreeable to
you ‘and. the ‘advertising Aepartnent, will take the matter up

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din detail with the latter. Apart from the other wuggestions
I have in mind, I am wondering: why we should not, like a
magazine, get out an announcement giving a general idea of
some ofthe features of our program for the ensuing year,

It seems to me that such an announcement could be made in a
way to constitute very effective advertising, I am informed
that there 4e no probability that the Victor people would
attempt to imitate anything we had announced. In case such
an announcement seemed advisable, I think tt should appear
in some of the very high class magazines as well as those

of more general circulation. This assumes of course that we

have something worth while to announce,

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Edison General File Series
1911. Politics (E-11-73)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
local and national politics. The selected items all bear marginalia by Edison
and concern temperance, woman's suffrage, and port policy in New York City.

Less than 10 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected material includes unsolicited correspondence with no substantive
reply by Edison, circulars, and newspaper clippings.

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CALVIN TOMKINS,
COMMISSIONER

8.F.CRESSON,JR.,
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER. n\t \\
WM.J.BARNEY,

SECRETARY. oF =
()) PIER "AUNORTH RIVER,

NEW YORK.

February 1a 1911. .

Le ee

Mr. Thomas A, Edison, <
Orange, New Jersey. CL afrre

Foes ae

fre wp

Dear Mr. Edison: i [ Lee Ze
- I send you under separate cover ac plete

set of recent reports, the last of which ae ee been
issued, on west siae terminal matters in Manhattan. I think
you might find taem of interest to g1arice over some time

at your teisure, It is difficult~to secure any attention
for these great questions of port policy in advance of
actual needs. . i ;

“Youre very truly,
f. ?

Commissioner.

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Teeny ¢ Mguwr o

Fessenden, No. Dak., March 16, 1¢11.

tir. Thomas A. HNdison,

Weat Orange, N. J. Aigp
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Deur Sir:--Would you be willing to give us your opinion vif
concerning tie udvisability of tne bullot for women? oy,

The materiul ig to ve used in « public debate, March 31.
Trusting that you will find it convenient to reply before

that dute, I am,

Yours very truly,

Charles Lloyd.

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_ National Moto: For God and Home and Native Land, State Motto: Freedom from Wrong, Unity in Christ

“‘Dermont Woman's. Christian Cemperance Union

OFFICERS
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President, Mra, Gi

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Edison General File Series
1911. Polyform [not selected] (E-11-74)

This folder contains three letters concerning the Edison Polyform and
Manufacturing Co., makers of a patent medicine.

Edison General File Series
1911. Port Huron [not selected] (E-11-75)

This folder contains unsolicited correspondence and other documents
relating to Port Huron, Michigan, where Edison lived from 1854 to 1863.
Included are appeals from civic and charitable organizations and letters
seeking information about Edison's childhood.

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Edison General File Series
1911. Radio [not selected] (E-11-76)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
the technical and commercial development of wireless telegraphy or radio.
The items for 1911 consist primarily of unsolicited correspondence, along with
routine correspondence regarding the Marconi Wireless Co. and the renewal
of notes held by Edison. Several of the letters contain brief marginal
comments by Edison indicating his willingness to extend the notes. Also
included is unsolicited correspondence requesting Edison's advice and
assistance on technical matters or seeking his assistance in improving or
promoting inventions.

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Edison General File Series
1911. Real Estate (E-11-77)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
Edison's real estate holdings and the rental, purchase, and sale of land and
buildings. Included are letters concerning properties held in the name of Mina
Miller Edison and deeds transferred to Thomas A. Edison, Inc. Among the
documents for 1911 are letters pertaining to the former headquarters of the
National Phonograph Co. at 10 Fifth Avenue in New York City and Edison's
motion picture studio in the Bronx, along with additional properties in Silver
Lake, New Jersey, and Milan, Ohio.

Less than 10 percent of the documents have been selected. The
unselected items include letters of transmittal and acknowledgment and
unsolicited offerings of property and mortgages.

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PRUDENTIAL BUILOING 765 BROAD ST. IN t

NEWARK, N.J.
ROBERT H.MSCARTER CONOVER ENGLISH
(pERBERT H.DYKE, PATENT ATTORNEY ey
ARTHUR F.EGHER
WILLIAM E. BROWHUA,
TELEPHONE NO.2095 MARKET oh Se

ir. Harry F. Miller,
c/o Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,

Orange, N. J. ve .
Dear Sirt- we wy
apsmnage wc. a1. 9? :
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By deed of Susan T. Sexton and Cornelius H. Sexton
to Ur. Thomas A. Edison, acknowledged Cetober 50, 1902, a Lot

of land 90 x 15€ feat on the northwest corner of Charles Street

and Ashland Avenue, West Crange, was conveyed to lir. Edison

for a stated consideration of one dollar. Mr. Edison's books

and records for about that time will undoubtedly show the am-

ount actually paid for this property. Pliense look the matter

up and advise ime at your early convenience, es the information

is necessary in order to determine a question relating to the

title to this property.
By a deed acknowledged July 25, 1902, the same par-

ties conveyed the same property to Walter Gould for a stated

consideration of three thousand dollars. Mr. Edison's deed i |

was recorded before the deed to Gould, so that lr. Edison has
good title if he did not know of the Gould deed- WALL you : |
please ask him whether he did know anything about this deed, :

and if 80, whet, and advise me what he tells you. , |
Will you also have an 4nvestigation mode in Mr. Bdi- ; |

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son's hooks and in the books of the various Edison companies

Mr. Harry F. Miller -~ #2 -~ June 9, 1911.

in order to determine whether this three thousand dollars

which Gould is supposed

received by hin either from Mr.

to have paid for the property was
Eaison or from any of the Edai-~

son companies.
Very truly yours,

July 20, 1911,

Mr, H, F, Miller:
Please put order through on T, A. Edison, Inc.

to furnish material and do necessary wiring from the
Edison Chemical. Works tofngw byttdings pejently bought : |
by Mr, Edison, as per boas oti oh

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CABLE ADDRESS MACFORBES.”

INCORPORATED 1902.

KARL JUNGBSLUTH, Present
ALFRED MELLOR Vice Pacsioenr.
T.SIVEWRIGHT CATTO, Vice Parsipenr.
W.E.RANS OM, Sccncrany &Incasunce

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N.J.

Dear Sir - LE
Replying to your fav of the 18th inst., re-

garding the lease with the Lock Joint Pipe Company, we advise
that the option therein to the Pipe Company of renewing the lease
for a further year from November 5th 1910, was availed of by mutual
consent under the same terms as before, therefore the lease runs
until November 5th next and will then coase, unless arranged othere
wise between yourself and the Pipe Company.

Yours very truly,

MacAndrews & Forbes Company,

ae? WE. Kez Do OY

Secretary.

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COUNSELLORS AT LAW
PRUDENTIALBUILOING — 765 BROAD ST.

NEWARK,N.J.
ROBCRT H.MCCARTER CONOVER ENGLISH

ARTHUR F. EGNER
TELEPHONE NO. 2095 MARKET

Newark, N. Jo, July 26, 1911.
| Harry F. Miller Esq.,
: Edison Laboratory,
Orange, Ne Je
Dear Sir!-~
We have received from the Register's office, the deed of Mac~

Andrew & Forbes Co. to Thomas A. Edison, dated June 16, 1911. We en-
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Very truly yours,

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Lock MANUFACTURERS OF

MERIWETHER SYSTEM Paciric Lock JOINT PIPE Co,
GLOBE BUILDING, SKATTLE, WASH,

CONTINUGUS REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE

CABLE AvpRuss 165 BROADWAY TALERHONE:

Westenn UMON CODE : NEW YORK Aug. 1 ’ 1911. 3008 Sonteanp

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.

Dear Sir:- Aa $2— Sf]

Ing

We have your letter of July 27th, noti W, Al
us to vacate the use of the warehouse on your property
at Silver Lake, when our lease expires Novi 5, 1911.
We will arrange to do this. :

; When this property was sold to you, we were
notified by MacAndrews and Forbes Co. of the sale and
they suggested that we see Mr. Beach, Pres. of the
Federal Storage Battery Car Co., 50 Church St.

Our Mr. Hirsh, who is at present absent
from the City, had a talk with Mr. Beach, who was of
the opinion that we might occupy the building beyond
Nov. 5th, or until you needed same for your use.

He further stated, that should we be: forced
to give up our lease on this building, you might lease
us some of your vacant property across the track.
Would-you consider doing this?

If so, we would thank you to kindly let us
know, in order that we can make arrangements with you
to lease a portion of this property and put up a tem-
porary building on same for storing our moulds, ete.

Yours truly,
- Loc OZNT PIPE co.

-PRES IDENT,

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FACTORY Aug, 23, 1911.

Floor spac e- 13.8 acres
12 concrete buildings, besides others

11/2 million phonographs sold
Capacity- 8500 phonos, weekly, 750,000 records weekly.

Records sold: Approximately 115,000,000. ~

Boanwan apa

“ reson woe pole (somes ie ee
jot Reta wag, Porage ak. smatt.
(About LL-0 yee A> 2_p |

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Crarence H. Kecsey, eresivenr,
Martin Joost, wee pacsiogsnr
FRANK BAILEY, 229 vice PResiogNr.
JOHN L.SHERWOOD, atevice parsioewr,
Josep H.WARD, su wee Presivenr.

- CAPITAL anv SURPLUS $8,000,000

Ben@a Mernescs Famnmes: [Ome

OFFICES:
176 BROADWAY; NEWYORK,
175 REMSEN ST.BROOKLYN.
350 FULTON ST.SAMAIGA,

Cunton D. Burvick, racasunca.
WiLulaAm 8, CLARKE, secreTaRr
GeorGe W. BAILEY, ass TREASURER.
Haroto W.HovT, { asst secneranics.
Ranoat SauisBury,!)

Be & Me Noe 21700

Mrs. Mina M. Edison,
c/o Mr. Thomas Ae Edison,
Orange, NeJe

Dear Madam:

The $75,000. mortgage, held by d client of this

Company, covering 10 Fifth Avenue, expires on January 11, 1912.

Kindly inform us whether you wish us to take up with our client

and Mortgage Committee the question of a further renewal or

whether it is your intention to pay off the loan when duée

Provided an extension is arranged the Title Guarantee

and Trust Company's charge for continuing the searches to date and

drawing the usual extension agreement, would be $25.

Yours very

AeMeHaigh/EEMe

ie Sia So pss be

Mure

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Nevember 10, 1911.

Mr. PF. L. Dyerie
We are paying a tax bill amounting to

$2082.48 en #10 Fifth Avenue, which is Mrs, Edison's.

property. I understand that the puilding is standing

idle and that we are keeping a record of what we are
paying out for janitor's salary for loeking after building

as well as taxes, which we will get back when the premises

are rented.
Qe yeu know if any effort is being made to

If net, it seems to we it eught
and get

rent the premises.
to be put in the hands of seme agent to rent it

revenue frem it so that we can be reimbursed.

B. J. BEROGREH())

CAPITAL ano SURPLUS $8,000,000

Bene om Npemenses Guaranmes (OmeaNK

Orrices:
Martin Joost, wee racsiosnr 176 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, Wit cua Oreacbie
ny ‘i . e
175 REMSEN ST.DROOKLYN, GeorRGeE W. BAILEY, ass7 TREASURER,

FRANK BAILEY; 21 wice ParsioeNT.
JOHN L.SHERWOOD, avevice PaESIDENT. 350 FULTON STASAMAICA, Haroto W. HovT,
fi mie
Ranpaut SALiseury,! ASST SEC RETANIES:

JosepH H.WARDO, 4uvice paesiognT,
Nw Y he
YOO GOW 942

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Mrs. Mina Me Fdisons

c/o Mr, Thomas A. Fdison,
Orange, NeJe

Crarence H. KELSEY, rresroenr,

Dear Madam:

We wish to call your attention to our letter of the

3rd inst - relative to the mortgege for $75,000e, covering

ue and ask that you let us have a prompt replye

or the Compan

10 Fifth Aven

Yours ver uly,

A.M, Haigh/REM.

CAPITAL ano SURPLUS $8,000,000

HpND)»» NbRacase: Guamanmes: [OyaNN

Crarence H. Ketsty, warsioenr, orrices:

fe re im
MARTIN Joost, wee pacsiognr 176 BROADWAY, NEW YORK. SuNTeN mene pee eee
Frank BAttey, 2vevcesarsivent, 175 REMSEN ST.BROOKLYN, Georce W. BAILEY, asst: Tacasunen.
JOHN L.SHERWOOD, a9 wee parsioenT, 350 FULTON STSAMAIGA, Haroto W. Hoy, : t .
Josern H.WARD, su vice peesioenr, RANDALL SALISBURY, ' ASST, SECRETARIES.

Attention of Mr. H. F, Miller, Sec'y,

B. & M. No. 21,700,

Mr, Thomas A, Edison,
Orange, N.J.

Dear Siri=

We have your favor of Nov. 17th regarding the mortgage of
$75,000, covering premises 10 Fifth Avenue, and maturing on Jan, llth
next. We shall be very glad to take the matter up with our
Mortgage Committee and with the holders of the mortgage and let you
know as early as possiblo the best terms on which a renewal may be
effected,

Very truly yours,

1 Chart

Secretary.

wBC/SFW.

eng

CAPITAL ano SURPLUS $8,000,000

| Sonoan Ypenease Guamumee Gran

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Clarence H, KELsey, paesiocnr,

Martin Joost, vice pacsioanr

FRANK BAILEY, 21s vice PRESIDENT.
JOHN L.SHERWOOD, ase vice enesiOENT.
JosepH H.WaARD, 4 wes PresionnT,

OFFICES: CuNTON D. BuRDICK, rreasunen,
176 BROADWAY; NEW YORK. Wicuam 6B, CLARKE, SECRETARY
176 REMSEN ST-BROOHLYN. Geonce W. BAILEY, ass% TREASURER,
B50 FULTON STi:JAMAIGA. HAROLD WHOYT, (ager axcarvanies.

Ranovatt SALISBURY,

OY Veu Yorke Nov a 1911.

B. & li. No. 21700,

Mr, Thomas A. Edison,
Orange,
New Jersey.
Attention of Mr. H. F, Miller, Sec'y.,

Dear Sir:-

Referring again to your favor of Nov, 17th,

we wish to say that subject to tho approval of our Mortgage

Committee, which meets on Nove 28th, we can arrange a three year

extension of the mortgage for $75,000, covering premises 10 Fifth

Avenue, at the present rate of interest, sh, for which, oo previously

stated, the Title Guarantee and Trust Company's charge would be

$25.00, Our clients are not willing to renew the mortgage at a

lower ‘rate of interost.

Awaiting a reply at your earliest convenience,

we romain,

Yours very truly,

Secretary. io

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ur. F. L. Dyer:

On April 26th I wrete you a memorandum
reading as follows:-

"Will you kindly have Mrs, Edison sign this transfer
ef deed to the Bronx property, which was purchased and
paid fer by the Edison Manufacturing Company",

I have not heard eivtias from you on this
subject. De not you think we eught to have this transfer
executed by her so that the property will be owned by
Thomas A, Edison, Incorporated, in fact, as it ought to be?

The way the matter stands now, the Company paid the money

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but have ne deed.

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Martin Joost, vce earsiocnr 170 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, Wituiam B, CLARKE, secrcranr '

FRANK BalLey, 219 vice PaesioeNT. 175 REMSEN ST.BROOKLYN. Georce W. BAILEY, asst, TREASURER, t

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Edison General File Series
1911. Receipts [not selected] (E-11-78)

This folder contains receipt stubs and other items relating to Edison's
personal and business expenses. Included are numerous letters of
acknowledgment from Brandon Bros., a Paris firm that handled many of
Edison's foreign patents.

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Edison General File Series
4911. Religion and Spiritualism (E-11 -79)

This folder consists primarily of unsolicited letters regarding Edison's
opinions and widely publicized statements about immortality, theology,
superstition, and related subjects. Several of the letters were written in
response to a controversial interview that appeared in the January 1911 issue
of The Columbian Magazine and to the subsequent criticism of Edison by
Roman Catholic Cardinal James Gibbons. The selected items. are a
representative sample of the letters that received a reply from Edison. |

Less than 10 percent of the documents have been selected. Most of the
unselected items are letters that were not answered or that received a

perfunctory response from Edison.
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~ Bible. numeri Tracts.”
GENESIS" 1:1. ee
“The ‘number of words in this first vers of |
the Bible (in the original Hebrew) is—seven
(Feature 1). ‘These seven words have’ 28 let- .
ters, or 4 sevens (Feature 2). And these 28°
letters are thus divided: the first three words .
have 14 letters, or two sevens, and the last four
words have also 14 letters (Feature 3), And
these last four words are in their turn sub-
divided thus: the fourth and fifth words have
seven letters, and the fifth and the sixth have
also seven (Feature 4). The numeric value of
the first and last letters of the first three words -
is 42, or six sevens. The numeric value of
the first and last letters of the last four words
is 91, or 13 sevens. (Features 5 and 6.) The-

- numeric value of the first and last letters of

the seven words of the passage is 1393, or 199
sevens, (Feature 7.)

These seven features of sevens are cither
accident or design. The chance for their be-
ing accidental is only one, in 7x7x7x7x7x7x7,
only one in 823,543. These sevens arc there-
fore designed.

There is not a paragraph in the whole Bible
that is not constructed on a similar mathemati-
cal plan, and the Bible can thus easily be
shown to be absolutely verbally inspired in

~ every letter of.the original text as no man or

set of men could possibly have written a book
thus,

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designating numbers, like our Arabic figures
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phabet are used; and each letter.there stands
for a number as well as for a letter. Thus the
first, five letters, of the Hebrew and Greck
alphabets stand respectively for the numbers
2; 3, 4, 5; and each letter of the alphabet in
both languages thus stands for a separate
number, Each Hebrew and Greek word is
thus not only a word, but also a sum in arith-
metic, each word being tho sum of the numeric
values of the letters of which it consists. us
the Hebrew word Jehova, consists of four let-
ters with their respective values of 10, 5, 6, 5.
And the numeric valuc of that word is thus
26. The, Greek word Jesus, consists of six
letters with their respective values of 10, 8, 200,
70, 400, 200. And the numeric value of Jesus

in Greek is thus 888.

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telligenca is logical and convincing) and thonindividual ais-
integration at death is im harmony’withh my views; yet*I' can-
not conceive how it could be possible for a Supreme -Intelli-~
pence to exist without a source; or,as itt were ;am astablish-
ment’. for the manufdeture of intellectuality. An intelligence
without a home * seems to me,to be an anomaly. I cannot’ com-
prehend how it could be possible for intellipencs to exist
without. personality, brain” and animal structure:

I have beem thinking’ much of late on this sub-
ject'anf find that'we have no warrant‘or experience for“sup-
posing consciousness to exist without a nervous system any
more than we have for~supposing water to exist'in:a world
destitute of oxygen and hydrogen.

Within anotherncover,I mail you this day, &
booklet entitled"Animadversions offthe Bible” which expresses
ny views better’than If an able to in this communicatiom

Very. ‘respectfully ‘yours,

Wiiaybday

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py is that which performs work

space

ter and energy are measur

Netter is inert. It does no-

Abl changes, motions or transform tions of

g on and through mattor.

thing of itself.
matter are the resul ‘of f mergy actin

Living orgdntéme possess energy, that is, they can
The capacity of & horse to run, trot or pace;

and the ability of man to

perform work.
the power of & cow to produce milk;
lebor with his henis.or to think, are iliustrations of the
fon of energy by these animals. Different enimals
' as evidenced by their

possess

possess a@ifferent quantities of energy,

aifferent capabilities of performing work. Also, the sano

animal possesses different amounts of energy at different times

in its life. By suitable tests, the amount of energy any

animal has at any time of its life may be determined with @

fair degree of accuracy.
Energy is trensmitted from parent to offspring, that

is, the energy which develops in the offspring is more nearly

related in kind and quantity to the energy of the parent than

4t is to the energy of other animals. The onergy of a cow to

produce milk 4e more like the snergy of other cows than it is

like the energy of & horse to trot or of a man to perform mon-

tal labor. Also, the energy vhich a cow has to produce a

‘large quantity of milk comes by inheritance from ea dam having

a@ like energy, and not from ea dan capable of producing only a
amall quantity.

Ocoasionally we find an animal which, at some parti-
cular age, possesses & much greater quantity of energy, or
energy at a much higher potential, than existed in any of its
ancestors at the same age, two or three generations previously.
For example, a horse is capable of trotting very much faster
than any ancestor, @ cow is capable of producing a greater
quantity of milk in a given time then either granddam, and a
man has mental capabilities far beyond those of the parents of
either his father or his mother. Or, to be more specific,
take a modern trotting horse which is able to trot a mile in
less than 2:10. That horse hed two parents, four grand-
parents, and eight great-grandparents. As far as blood is
concerned, that horse is a composite of those great-grandparents,
and he is ‘largely: suoh as far as his physical structure is con-
cerned. But his energy, at say five years of age, is not sim-
dlarly a composite or average of the onergy of his great-
grandparents at the same age. Wot only is his energy great-
er than the average energy of those ancestors, but 18 greater
than that of any one of them.

Where did this excess energy come from? How aid it
get into this individual at this high potential? It cannot
have originated in any combination of germ cells, because no
combinations of matter will create energy. Energy can be
transferred from one place to mother through contiguous mat-
ter without translation of the matter itself, and can be trans-
formed. from one form to another, but it cannot be created. The

fundamental principle of conservation of energy says that the

quantity of energy in the universe remains constant, end that

energy oan neither be created nor annihilated.

An unusual amount of energy in eny body, animate or
inanimate, means that a concentration of energy has occurred
at some time and place, and energy can be concentrated only
py the expenditure of other energy. (Second law of thermo-

dynamics). We mow of but one process by which energy oan

be concentrated in a living orgenism, and that is by expoend-~

ing energy through the organs within vhich it is intendod that

the concentration shall teke place. (Exercise. ) ve may not
Imow the details of the process by which the concentration is
brought about, but we know the fact that such concentration
results from such expenditure. We also know that the enorgy
existing in a living organism will gradually deol ine (become
aissipated or leak away) if not continually replenished by

exercise.
In this concentration and dissipation of animal ener-

gy, time 1s always 4 factor. Omitting the two extremes of

infancy and senility, we may say that if the concentration

uniformly exceeds the dissipation, or the dissipation uni-~

formly exceeds the concentration, the total gain or total loss

may be determined by considering the age of the animal. The

maximum amount of concentration yhich can ooour in any animal

is, therefore, 14mited only by the rate at which the concon-

tration takes place and the age of the enimal at whioh the

process ceases or 4s interrupted. Or, stated in another form,

-@ very great accumulation. of energy within an individual by

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this process of concentration can exist only in comparatively
01d animals,

In this there is stated ea process by which energy is
concentrated within an animal, the factors by which the posi-
tive or negative amount of concentration may be calculated,
and the conditions which must be fulfilled to have this con-
centration the maximum within the life of a single individ-

ual. This theoretical maximum is never obtained in practice,

first, because the rate of concentration is never at its max- ,

imam for long periods of time, and second, because net gain

is usually changed to net loss at a greater or less length
of time prior to that time in life at which net gain must
necessarily cease.

Returning now to the kind of horse before mentioned,
guch a horse represents an accumulation or concentration of
energy which is very unusual and even extraordinary. If
this concentration is by the process outlined, and the av-
erage concentration of each generation is transmitted to the
next by heredity®, then e caloulation should show that the
algebraic sum of these average concentrations represents the
difference in energy between this individual and his ances-
tors several generations previously. This calculation is
very Simple and need not be given in detail. It may bo re-
marked, however, that owing to the imperfection of data and
the paucity of precise measurements, the results cannot be
given with mathematical accuracy. Still it is quite possi-~
ble to determine the facts with certainty by taking special

® Heredity is the inertia of living organisms when two or
more generations are involved. Transmission is the act
of perenne this inertia on from one generation to the
next.

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note of the factor of time which enters into all concentra-
tions of energy. Among those animals in vhich the outward
manifestations of energy are important, as men, horses, dogs
and cows, there are many hundreds of individuals which may

be classed as truly extraordinary. History and pedigree re-
cords give dates of births of these individuals and of their
ancestors for eeveral generations. If among these many
hundreds there cen be found any case in which there is mani-
festly not time enough for the observed concentration of ener-
gy to have ocourred by this process, or there has manifestly
been a lack of expenditure of energy of a kind which will
produce a considerable concentration, then we must look to
gome other source for a part at least, of this energy. It
will be seen from this that if there is any other process
then that indicated, then the fact of the existence of that
other process is very easily proved.

It may be added that a mthematical examination of
some thousands of cases traced through several generations
has failed to indicate the existence of any process for the
concentration of energy in living organisms other than that
given. Within the reasonable range of error due to in-
perfection of data, the caloulated concentration was found to
pe regularly proportioned to the tested energy. A careful
analysis of certain cases of a more or less doubtful character
simply revealed some peculiar processes by which the concen-
tration of one generation is transmitted to the next. The
game investigation also pointed to the priod of gestation and

. 4nfanoy as being a period in which the dissipation of energy

exceeds the concentration. If the generations follow each

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other at unusually short intervais, these periods form such a
large percentage of the total time in a number of successive
generations that the net loss exceeds the not gain, and energy
@eolines goneration after generation.

fhat the conservation of energy, and the laws bused
upon it, hold true for living organisms is quite evidont. It
is also quite evident that the operations of those laws in
puch organisme may be sub jected to mathematical treatmont with
an accuracy which will approximate the accuracy obtained in
the physical sciences. As the onergy concentrated in living
organisms undergoes various transformations, end as enorgy is
the agency by which matter is controlled, it eppears probable
that this enorgy may be directed in desired ways to produco
desired changes in the form and structure of enimals and plants.
This may appear to be revolutionary, put if the above reason-
ing is sound, and the tests applied to it have any validity,

the conclusion is inevitable.

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Dear Sirs-

ed you with making an ‘effort
Liberty to submit to you for
ess one, my ideas on tne subject
ig that the action we know 48 life
that makes this action is

Ag the press has credit
to discover what life is, I take the
an opinion, if you care to expr
of “What Life Really Is" whien
is ELECTRICITY. or that the power
ELEC TRICITYe

ard pronounessthis good argument, but you

Mr. Elbert Hubb
and -I figure your experience

are in a positionkto better judge
with electricity and chances for experiementing on the subject

would really prove whether there is anything to the theory or note
I have come to the conclusions, not by experiement, but by
reasoning and I would like to have some one ina position
experiement to givs the idea some tnoughte :

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I think you will agree that if the theory herein isa
it would clear up tne mysteries of tne mind such 38
Christian Science healing Spiritualism
em beyond comprehensione :

correct one,
hypnotism, mind reading,
and the other nysteries that se
subject any

whether you care to give an op inion or the
rliest

thought, kindly return the enclosed manuscript at your eB
convenience’ and obliges

yours truly,

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February 3, T9IT.

Thomas A. Fdison, Bsaq.,

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Dear Sir:
"Ithuriel", at

Your letter of December 22nd regarding my pook,

hand. T was interested in your opinion.

I do not think the Fgo-atom exists aside from mtter. I think

aria,
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matter (my guess).

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latter. is very gregarious and sprightly and I rather admir
when not in too large a group.

T am not sure but what radium is metallic light. There are

other things I am not sure of.

Yours very truly,

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Cardinal Gibbone-has done a distinot service to humanity and to the cause
of. education in general by publicly raising the question of Kr.Edieon having | '
a “mained mind", his exclusive indulgonee in, mechanioal and inventive
pursuits having caused his roti t gue sense to atrophy for want of exeroise.’

Cardinal Gibbons in his usual frank benevolent apirit acknowledges thit
ur.FEdison and others who have laokod religious senre have nevertheless been
of great service to humanity. Ne mentione Darvin and might have added tho
names of Luther Burbank, Bonjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson,
Alexander von Humboldt, all of them unbelievers in the supernatural, all
widely successful in their service to humanity, yet all of them having
"maimed minde thrcugh atrophy of the religious nense", according to the
interpretation of tho Cardinal. : '

The question of “maimed minds" now being up for the consideration of the
public, it ins. evident that many will consider Edison, Burbank, Fran lin.
Lincoln and othera of their clase as having normal min-le and will declare
that those with the theological bent are the ones that are maimed. It is
fortunate’ that thia need not remain a matter of mere belief, but, in the light
of the facts and principles involvod is oppable of exact demonatration. ‘
As regards. the inventors, scientists and statesmen above cited in whom the
religioun sense was absent, it will bo scen that their succesn xao due to the
extraordinary integrity of thought, great power of applicetion, accuracy in)
research und extraordinary judgment, and Cardinal Gibbons practically admits
when he refora to the atrophy of the rolig'icoua sense for want of exercise and
the atrophy of musioal and artintic abllity in Darwin for the want of exerciso,
that all qualitioe of mind aa well as of the body develor by use and atrophy
or become weakened by disuse. It ia the. way in which m@n come In contact with
the roalities of life and the manner in.which those realities react upon
them that showstheir settle and decroos whether they have normal min'a or
naimod minde, From this vo may gather that onjy those will have normal minds
wpe cue childhood un have their brains trained to exeroise in the roalitioes
of life, we ie ; .

. Children trained from infancy to think and aot in, harmony. with tho
realities of lire and nature hy which they are surrounded, who in shops and
gardens and laboratories become familiar with the conatituticn of mattor and
with the tools, devices and implements by which to shape matter and forces
for the benefit and use of man, and who also acquire habits of self-conser-
vation so as to preserve their own minds and bodios intact, are quite certain
to become high class, normal men and women. On the other hand, the wide
divergence in theological belief on the part of brilliant men in every ficld,
the fact that the mysteries of theology and immortality have balked the
sages of all time, indicate most clearly that those speculative roalme of
thought, that fairy storios, fiction and theologies mst naturally confuse
the growing mind of childhood and by interfering with normal thought disable
the judgment and maim the mind, ; :

It is conceded in the statements of both wr.kdiaon and Cardinal Gibbons
that themind develops in the direction that it inexercieed and as character
and understanding can only be judged by the way in which matured minds
come in contact with the realities of life, init not @ orime then, to main
the mind of ‘childhood with supernaturaliem, at least before the age of -

. twonty-one when they may or may not have acquired an intelligence sufficiont
to cope with metaphyntoal problems and philosophies? tae

Tho question of maimed minde that is raised by Cardinal Gibbons ie of
such transcendent importance that I believe elucators and psychologists of
our ontire land should get together without dolay and decide on the basis
of results obtained whether minds without tho theologioal sense are maimed:
or whether the "inaimed minds" are in reality those who come to theological |
and metaphysical conciua ons witout data, for in redation to all other
subjects than theology theron is but one conclusion, viz, that those who
acquire opinions without data or forn judgments without facts, not only
have maimed windsbut are actually insane, and should this question ¥ now
that (it ta raised, be sifted to its foundation, 1t may be discovered that the
operation of impressing theological dogma upon the minds of childhced and
youth is » form of artificially imposed insanity that annihilatos the sense
of proportion, blasts integrity of thought and deatroys the judgment.

The question now stands, can.a noreal mind accept theclogical dogma?

‘Is not the theological mind invariably maimed? : ‘

Chicago, 111, : ,
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HAR 3~ Gi]

Topeka, Kansas, Teb., 28, 1911.

Mr. Thomas A. Fdison,

Orange, New Jersey.

Dear Sir:e--
Am attaching a clipping from the

Topeka Capital of recent date. It has reference
your :
tony newspaper interview published in October:

1 am wery desirous of securing this
interview, but thus far have been unable to obtain
copy of same account not knowing date of issue. 1
would be .very much obliged to youif you will advise
me how 1 may procure copy of this interview. An inclosing
stamp for, peply.

Thenking you in advance, I am,

Sincerely youre,

Phea Dad

629 Madison Street.

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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
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Dear Sir:

I enclose herewith an article which appeared
in the last Literary Review of the New York Times and
pertaining to the book I sent you a few days ago. I
hope it may be of interest to you.

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“DEATH ‘AND RESURRECTION”

Bjorklund’s, Theory -of, a Future Life
- a8 , Presented: In, His Last Book

. I. B FRIES. tias translated

- into clear English Johan Gus-

taf ° BjUrklund's“- last” worl, -

“Death and- Resurrection, from
the Point of Viow. of the Cell The-.
ory," which, was-written :three. years be-~ [-
.fore the author’s death in 1903. In his ~"
preface, ‘the translator. saya of him:
“ Prom 1887" Bjtrklund began to publish:
the fruits of “his untiring laber’ [in bl>
ology, .soclology and’ natural © sclence}._
His first work.was ‘The Fusion of the
Nations,’ In that, as in- ‘Thé- Anarchy .
of Evolution’ and ‘ Peace and :Disarma-..
_ment,’ Bjirklund throws his overwholm-
ing convincing statistical resources and-
solid gcfentific learning, in favor of an
-ultimate universal, but more. especially
Buropean, union of: the nations.” The
translator | “conalders- this “book one of .
Sweden's most remarkable and Intorest= 7
ing contributions. to, contemporary philos-
ophy, :":

His theory of: death. and ‘resurrection.
ig a chain of-argumerit put together by
@ maon-of remarkable reasoning. powers
“and keen imagination. - It ff based partly
_on-this fact: ‘Sclence has shown that ~
man's body 1s renewed several times dur-' -
ing life, and that-even the. bones, placed |
An the ground, soon * arise,’ through nat~
ure’s forces themselves, and. take part :
in tho universal circulation of matter.--
In face of all tho-evidence of this truth,
it is ‘imposstble - to bellevo. in the. old”
aoctring of physical: resurrection.” He.
then ‘quotes Granfelt: | “(The only lasting —
attribute of tho soul @uring this process
ta.the ‘spifitual - body,’ which: assimilates, ..
“typically forms, and_ again “secretes” the-,
earthly, matter. It? must -be this spiritual :~
body, « “then,” that. constitiites the ecombin-.
ing. ‘clement between: man's earthly body ‘
and ‘his‘ glorified body in the ‘eternal
Ufe.” Further on. he-says:

Spiritual body meang.what the words

A aa spirituality, 5 ,derlved «from and.

longing -to.. the, bod: nae But. as. no,
spirituality exists: ‘which is not.o, qualy.
ity. 0: living sdentfeal “this: epiritual:
body aust, ba® cal -with~ either |
ono: single -uult OFM Ath:a multiple of *
living :units.- je -alngla: unit It: can-
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.and these units in man’s splritua

- body are identical with tho. living
cells,” =

-Tho author. then proceeds on the anat-
ogy. between the man in soclat lifé and
the cell [a Iving. unit): in. organic life.
“Man centers into tho social. organism,
but ts “himsel€’ composed of cell organ-
isms, which in turn consist of more pri-
“mary units. © *°* As the human gen--
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generations in the organic “hoay replace
each other, whilo the man. himself re- -
Maing tho Identical indtvidual, The samo
holds true with regard to the cytoplasm,
or the:lower units that build up the cells,
e.¢ ¢ Tho clreutation {process of re-
‘nowal] in the body, therefore, ia not con-
fined to the material. particles, but com-

as well.”

“The author's alm .now ts to show, it”
possible, that:the splritual body and these:
‘living: units are necessary for.man tha
‘future - existence, * ag hore in time, The:
larger Part of the book fs given to an in-
structive -and Interesting discussion of
the sclentific. grounds upon’ which ma- .
terlallam and ideallsm are bullt, His f
conclusion Is that “life {s not @ material
force, but-haos gq supernatural origin In o
higher, immateriql world,” *.-

There's n mystical saying: ." As in the
microcosm, -s0. Jn ‘the macrocosm.” ‘And
fruly there is o strange analogy between
ourselves and. the” world ‘about’ us. We
geom to bo in many. ways replicas” of our
great mother, the universe. « My! th-making:
“poets, ‘describing : ‘Sunriso. or; sunset, the
{passing ofa Summer storm, or the change
Ang of the seasons, have.told, halt uncons
isclously,~ some of the defpest secrets of
‘thé soul, Attempts: to, forco secrets af
this kind from nature -are apt to reduce
themsolves’ to” absurdity, but BjUrklung .
' seems to have come.on ono of these deeper -
janalogies, That he has: developed it'to Ita;
‘nevitable conclusion -with the exactness
of a mathomatical-probleam ono may well’
doubt, but: the. theory is highly interest
‘ing. Men are gradually. changing. thel?’ -
ideas of lifo.: ‘We: recognize death In toe
"many. forms nowadays, not-to count ft
- beneficent. - Do'-we'- not dle every. on
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‘Mves?. It is this death that enables men ta

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Thomas A.Edison,Esq.,

* orange,New Jersey.

gome comments Re ‘Cardinal Gibbons vis Thomas Edison. Then again
pame paper a gentleman defends you in your position.

Now I being an admirer of the product of your mind ( The Raison i
Amberola Phonograph) ,I am greatly interested not to see such a champion
of latter days worsted.

I take the position,both you and your opponent are no doubt honestly
wrong,according to the Bible. No doubt you will say "If we are in the dark
then turn on the Light". As you hava been an instrument in turning on the
Electrict light for man,which is so beneficial to them. You have denonstr—
ated this to be a’fact to the world, on truly scientific principles. Now
no doubt nothing short of the same proof would satisfy your mind.

If you will honestly persue with the same perseverance as you did in your
several inventions,that was very successful, the road,we will endeavor to
show you the true: scientific demonstrations of the Godly Life.

Following;- is the road the Son of God marked out for us to travel
to learn the power of God and His Great Work. Are you willing to make one
more try? You may have heen deceived in the past as I see in your contro-.

versary,you have no faith in the creeds of man. I do not balme you for

that,I an with you but be fair with the bible and try again.
/repent of our wrong doings,
God says in the bible, "have faith in Him,be baptized by imersion for t

the remission of our sins,by one who is sent and authorized of God.Then |
be obedient to the ordinance of the Laying on of Hands by those who are the
true servants of God. Then if we are honest the God of heaven will turn on

the Great Eleotrict light from the Heavens and will pare: us a pene

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demonstration for our hungry souls. If you are inducted into the Kingdom of
God by it's ordinances and having true faith and repentence’,you are entitled
to the goods mentioned in Aots.16:15-18 verses inclusive.

If yox were into the Kingdom of God you would see these beautiful

Helps demonatrated.You will notice that Jesus says it is to His believers

who shall receive these signs and not those who do not believe. Had you not
pelieved you could never have accomplished the inventions yéu have, you
would surely have failed. So likewise true faith and repentience,true and
faithful appliances to Gods Lav, (not man's Creeds), you will surely find
Hie great Light and Truth,which makes you free. ,

Cardinal Gibbons denies this Great and last Commission of our Lord
Jesus Christ,given to His Deciples , Mark.16:15-18 »verses,where in He says
"They shall lay hands on the sick and they shall recover",speaking in
other tongues ,Etc and power over poison site.

Again ask yourself do you beleive in this last commission? You will

say no, Well do you not see you are in the same boat with Cardinal Gibbons?

This reminds me of a story about Robert G.Ingersoll. A preacher was taking
Mr. Ingersoll veut Side infidelity and called him a naughty Infidel, Etc.
After the preacher had ceased Robert G. points the preacher to this very
passage quoted in Mark, 16;verses 15 - 18. Now says Robert to the preacher,
after he had quoted it to him," do you beleive in that quotation"? The
preacher said"No, merisalghare done away with,we use the Doctor to cure the

pickl. Mr. Ingersoll said “let us shake hands,neither do I believe in those

quotatecn What is the difference between your infilelity and mine"?
This was a olincher to the preacher, he hadthe said preacher in the

same boat slong with him. So you see this is Professional preachers’ In-

fidelity and all it wants is the light turned on it and the deformity is

very visible.
_I am sending to you under seperate cover, & little book which if

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you will faithfully use it and do as recomended in it,you will learn
what you never knew pefore. Be fair with it as you yourself would wish to
be used.

If I can be of any use to you I would be pleased to send you the
other printed works. I have made the bible and other works of same
importance, my life long study.

I brought the first Edison Phonograph into our city in a commercial
way over seventeen years past. I also introduced the first Edison Amberols
in the city. I am an enthusastic Edison phonograph dealer and expect to be
so as long as Edison goods are on the top.

After you have carefully perused the pages of the book and this lett-
ex kindly give me your conclusion. .

I remain, :
Yours truly,

ot Grnell

Address;-#197 ,King,St., West.

Chatham, Ont. Canada.

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Doar Sir:--Las

copy of a “Letter writte) © a legal friend in Chicago who

opposed your view of a future life. That letter appears

to have spiked his gun because he made ‘no farther effort .to
meet my argument, but a few days ago he “came back at me"
with a clipping from the Tribune which. contains the salient
features of an interviow with Cardinal Gibbons which appeared
in the, Columbian Magazine.in February. Perhaps it may
interest you to read wnat I have just written to my corres-—
pondent, and here you have it:

"The article you send me fromthe pen of Cardinal
Gibbons is a fair sample of the rubbish manufactured by
priests and accepted by the shallow, unthinking herd as
profound argument. One would suppose that he possesses
sources of information which are not within the reach of
ordinary humanity, while the fact is that you and I and all
others ,on the'face of the earth know just as much about theology
as does any priest, cardinal or pope who is engaged in preying
upon credulous and superstitious mankind. «as a Lawyer you
must know that neither Gibbons nor anybody else who now Lives
or ever did Live has the least knowledge concurning the origin
of the universe, of mankind or of any supreme being, and yet
if we take his word for it the student ina theologic school
becomes thoroughly informed in these matters. He charges
Edison with dogmatism, while every doctrine of the Roman
Catholic and all other religions nas no-other basis than dogma--
mere assertion unsupported by an atom of evidence. What an
impudent fraud, he is: to talk of the dogmatism of others in face
of the fact tnat were it not for the acceptance by the ignorant
of his own dogmas he would, instead of wearing the robes of a
cardinal, be clad in overalls and a jumper and be earning his
Living honestly in digging tunnels or laying ties for some
railway. - That such fellows as he are permitted to romain .at
Large instead of being prosecuted as swindlers and confidence-
men is proof positive of my contention that in this so-called
"enlightened age! we are just as ignorant and credulous as.
were the people of thousands of years AGOe

"I am greatly surprised that’ a person of your wide

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experience and general knowledge should apparently indorse
the opinion of Cardinal Gibbons upon the subject under

discussion, or indeed upon any question whatever wnose ;
solution requires an enlightened and unprejudiced mind. «and

how far does Gibvons meet these conditions? He is so stolidly

ignorant and bigoted that he accepts as facts statements

that are not only monstrously improbable and absurd upon

their very face but are unsupported by so much as an atom of

evidence. He was saturated with guperstition from his cradle,

and although his reason--if he has such a thing--must assure

him that he has been grossly deceived, he puts his reason in

his pocket and does all in his power to perpetuate a fraud

that has been the chief curse of mankind throughout the ages. i
Says the Hon. Andrew D. White, first president of Cornell
University:

tlt igs the remark of the foremost of recent
English philosophical historians that of all the
organizations in human history the church of Rome .
has caused the greatest spilling of innocent blood. . ,
No one conversant with history can deny this statement.!

"and why is not Cardinal Gibbons and his church spilling
innocent blood. today? Simply because they do not possess
their ancient power. Did that church ever voluntarily
relinquish any of its sovereignty? .No, indeed. Every
concession it has made has been wrested from it by force, and
it is trying today to regain its lost power by plunging the
world back into the darkness from which we are trying to
escape, Cardinal Gibbons and his brother priests being its
active agents. They well know that with universal education
they will be out of thelr job, and this is why they are
endeavoring to destroy our common schools which they say are
‘tgodless" because in them are not taught the o1d superstitions
whose death means the downfall of priestcraft. Here are a
few of the things that Gibbons and his tribe of grafters

gay about our scnools:

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"] frankly confess that the Vatholics stand
‘ before the country as the enemies of the public
schools."'-——Father Phelan, editor of the Western
Watchman.

'The common schools of this country are sinks
of moral pollution and nurseries of hell."--Chicago
Tablet.

Let the public school system go where it came
from--the devil,'"--Western Tablet, Chicago.

tThe public schools have produced nothing but

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a godless generation of thieves and blackguards.'"
—--Father- Schauer.

"Unless you suppress the public school system
as at present conducted it will prove the damnation
of this country,"--Father Walker.

tShe (the Roman Catholic Church) has the right
to deprive the civil authority of the entire govern-
ment of public schools."--Pope Pius la in Syllabus,
December 6, iLb64.

tThe common school system of the United States
is the worst in the world."--Cardinal Manning.

--And many others to the same effect. All of which means that
if the church had the power we should have here just the same
sort of schools that she maintains in Spain, Italy, Portugal,
and every other land where she has been dominant and where a
Large percentage of the people can neither read nor write. That
is the kind of territory in which priestcraft flourishes. and
it is one of the graduates of a Roman Catholic school who has
the nerve to question the intelligence of Thomas ». udison
because that gentleman did not study theology under the direction
of the priesthood! An adage tells us that "liars should have
Long memories." This proverb equally applies to cardinals such
as Gibbons. «although he appears to have forgotten, there are
some of us who still remember how his holy church rewarded such
men as Edison when they invented something out’ of the common,

and we may well be thankful that he was not born a few centuries
earlier. Had he Lived when the Catholic church was in full ©
swing he would have Lasted about as long as would the proverbial
snowball in hell. Was not the first clock denounced by that

church as an invention of the devil; was not Galileo arraigned

and probably tortured because he taught that the earth is round

and revolves on its axis; was not the use of anaesthetics in

obstetrics opposed on the ground that it would defeat the purpose

of God as expressed in Genesis, iii, 16; and has not that samo

church stood in the way of progress through all the ages down to

the présent hour? Gibbons says he "admires Mr. Ldison's genius,"

but we very well know that if Gibbons and Hdison had been
contemporaries four or five hundred years ago the admiring

cardinal would have rewarded the great inventor by burning him

at the stake on the ground that he was in League with Satan. |

"and what is the worth of Gibbons's opinion concerning
a future Life? What does he know about it more than the rest of
us? Of course he proclaims this dogma because it is a part of his '
trade to profess a belief in it, but he knows as well as we do |
that there is no authority whatever for such a doctrine and: that ;
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heaven, hell, holy ghost, the Jesus fiction and all the rest
of that tommyrot. He is clothed in purple and fine Linen
and fares sumptHuously every day as his reward for maintaining
this delusion and is therefore a prejudiced witness whose
testimony is utterly worthless. On the other hand Mr. Edison
4s unbiased, and although he is just as much interested as is
Gibbons in the future Life question he knows there is no
foundation for such a belief and therefore honestly. admits
that when he dies he expects to remain dead, as all of us
undoubtedly will, the Holy Roman Catholic Church to the

contrary notwithstanding."

Yours, truly;

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Is not Televsthy pretty much on the seme principle as
Phonosraphy?’ If you will esis entrete your whole inven tive
genius for one month, or one yeer, or Five yesrs,, on Telenatry
it may become 9 fact,

I consider you, Mr. Edison,.the greatest genius of this
age, To you believe in Evolution of Mind?

Strange things haspen ir Kentucky a8 you will see from:

enclosed clipping of an actuel fact, Does this mean Evolution?

Yours very truly,

Frank Bray,

H. 8. THOMAS, Myr.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE

Thomas A Eddeon sq ae
Rast Orange NJ

Sirs
JT have read and re~read the interview you had with Edwardx

Marshall on immortality in January 1911 Sosmopolitan,
Please read the enclosed with interest as I read yours.

Wishing you health and continued prosperity, I remain

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Edison General File Series
1911. Secretary [not selected] (E-11-80)

This folder contains letters of transmittal and acknowledgment,
unsolicited correspondence, documents concerning the whereabouts of other
documents, and other routine items relating to the duties of Edison's private
secretary, Harry F. Miller.

Edison General File Series
4911. Stock and Bond Offerings [not selected] (E-11-81)

This folder contains unsolicited correspondence, prospectuses, and
other routine documents relating to the purchase of stocks and bonds.

Edison General File Series
1911. Telegraph (E-11-82)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
the technical and commercial development of the telegraph. Among the items
for 1911 is a letter from inventor and engineer William E. Athearn requesting
a viewing of Edison's new circuit for quadruplex telegraphy, along with a
demonstration of the latest business phonograph. The two other items are
unanswered letters by W. S. Meriwether of the New York World concerning
the demonstration of a telegraphic device invented by longtime Edison

associate Patrick B. Delany.

All of the documents have been selected.

(Pers
W. BK. SPITE ARN,
ENGINEER OF KQUIDMIENT. q a y

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Mr. Thomas A. Edison, (“ C
Orange, N. d.

Dear Mr. Edison:

Recently when you called on Vice President Carlton,

you spoke of a new quadrupl] ex circuit, which you had developed and
d to set up the circuit in your Laboratory and give us

kindly offere
I would like very mach to have

a domonstration of its operation.

ssing such a demonstration, and as I have

the opportunity of witne

received an invitation from Vice President Durand of the Edison

e the most advanced type of

Business Phonograph Company to examin
4 I might take advantage of

business phonograph, it occurs to me tha

poth your offer and that of Mr. Durand's in one trip to Orange, if

it could be arranged to your om convenisnce.
As I stated at the time you called on us, we are Vvory

mach interested in ail developments of the art and are anxious to

take advantage of every opportunity of this kind.

Trusting that I may hear from you soon in the matter, I
am
Yours very truly, Fie eae aos
Engin £E :
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EDITORIAL ROOMS.
Pulitzer Building, Park Row, N. Y.

April 14, 1911.

Mr Thomas A.Edison.
Menlo Park, N.Jd.

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Dear Sir: nop 45 Of |

The World extends you a cordial invitation to be present at an

interesting experiment which is to be made in this office on Sunday,

April 16, at 3.30 P.M. Then will be tried out a device invented by Mr

P.B.Delaney, whom you know. By it he claims that he can send a telegraph

message which none but the receiver can read, no matter how many instrument :

are open along the line. This he will try to accomplish by sending the ;

dashes over one line and by some automatic arrangement , the dots will go

by another.
We have arranged for two Western Union lines, both widely separated,

running to St Louis. The test will be made between this office and that of

Posl-
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Representatives of the army and navy will be

present. Trusting that you will also,
Very truly yours
THE NEW YORK WORLD

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EDITORIAL ROOMS.
Pulitzer Bullding, Park Row, N. Y.

April 17, 1911

Mr Thomas A.Edison.
Llewellyn Park. H.Jd.
Dear Sir: ; Mp ;
Owing to a hitch with the Western Union, it was nééqasary to postpone
the test of Mr Delaney's device, and to which an invitation had been sent you. :
Definite plans have now been perfected by which the test will be made over
Postal #ZHSHE wires between this city and St Louis. It will take place in this
office at 5.50 o'clock on the afternoon of Sunday, April 25. We would be very nr)
glad if you could find it convenient to be present.
Very Truly Yours

Edison General File Series '
1911. Telephone (E-11-83)

This folder contains correspondence relating to telephones. The one
item for 1911 is a letter from dictionary publisher Funk & Wagnalls requesting

Edison to supply a one-word term that best describes "a telephonic message.
Edison's draft reply is handwritten on the document.

T Rephma

PUBLISHING HOUSE OF
FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY
44.60 BAST TWENTY-THIAD STREET
NEW YORK

EDITORIAL ROOMS OF
THE STANDARD DICTIONARY

New YORK, March 25th, 1911.

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Hswr ra Jy

Mr, Thomas A. Fdison,
West Orange, N. J.

Dear Sir:
We are in the midst of a revision of the Standard Dictionary and have had

brought again before us the need of a term to express in one word a telephonic mes-
page, such as telepheme, phone call, etc. Is there any term that ie fairly acceptable
to yourself or that is being used to any considerable extent by experts? If so,

would you kindly have your secretary write us, and oblige,

Yours most respectfully,

Sf Toh

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Edison General File Series
1911. Thomas A. Edison, Inc. (E-11-84)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to
the financial and administrative operations of Thomas A. Edison, Inc. (TAE
inc.) and its constituent concerns. Most of the documents are by Ernest J.
Berggren, secretary and treasurer of TAE Inc. Included is a statement of the
company's finances as of February 28, 1911; a memorandum concerning
accounting procedures; and a letter pertaining to stocks held in the names of
Thomas and Mina Edison. Also included are letters by Frank L. Dyer,
president of TAE Inc., regarding Edison's authorization of $10,000 in financing
for the Halogen Products Co., which was jointly owned by Edison, Dyer, and
Jonas W. Aylsworth.

Approximately 40 percent of the documents have been selected. The
following categories of documents have not been selected: receipts and
financial calculations relating to Edison's railroad bonds and other
investments, meeting announcements, letters of transmittal, and duplicates.

.DYER, ON,
PACSIOENT & GeNEnge COUNEEL, GENERAL MANAGER.

c.H. Wilts: E.J. BERGGREN,
SECRETARY & TALASURER.

THOMAS A. EDISON, INCORPORATED

Successor to

NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH C7.

. LONDON,
ORANGE,N.J. PARIS.
EDISON PHONOGRAPHS & RECORDS. Bee

MEXICO CITY,
BUENOS AIRES.

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NATIONAL PHONOGRA'

Dear Sir:

Inasmuch as the Thomas A. Edison, Inco ated is now
a fact and stock certificates have been igsued in accordance
with the resolutions adopted by the Directors of the Company
I will have to ask you to kindly surrender to me the certificates
of the Edison Manufacturing Company you are holding for safe-«
keeping, and also have Mrs, Edison surrénder the certificates
she is holding for safe-keeping of the National Phonograph Company
and the New Jersey Patent Company, lists of which are as follows:

EDISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY

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Certificate # 7 Thomas A. Edison 4990 shares :
" 9 J. V. Miller i se 4, jee:
" 10 Frank L. Dyer 1 1 kup?
" 11 ‘Thomas A, Edison 6 " :
" 12 Harry F, Miller 1 " Yok
. 13 Ernest J. Berggren 1 "
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NATIONAL cf COMPANY
Certificate #13 Wm. Pelze os 17 shares blew
es; 16 Frank L. Dyer ; PD. Alf pa | .
" 17? Mrs, Edisone Sj ‘29-"—8 4 any y
« 18 Harry F, uiliery/ 1a— *. fur Ys
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NEW JERSEY PATENT COMPANY
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It is necessary for me to have these certificates in
order to register the new certificates of stock issued by
Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated to take their place, which
certificates are as follows:~

¢ f da Mrs, Edison 7440 shares Wut ~

wu tag AAR Yrank L. Dyer 120 " “
: Wm, Pelzer 120 a n
| Carl H, Wilson 120 " »

é Harry F, Miller 120 - ~

Yi 04 N. J. Patent Company 2000 " ms

Thomas 4, Edison 4000 Det wt

Edison Mfg. Company 5000 "
T5000

As each shdre of the old stock of the National |
Phonograph Company is worth 120 shares, and each share of the
New Jersey Patent Company stock is worth 20 shares of the stock
of the new Company,. the 100 shares above listed for the
| National Company represent 12,000 shares and the 100 shares
; of the New Jersey Patent Company represent 2000 shares of the
| ‘ new Company, which with the 5000 shares issued to the Edison
Manufacturing Company, makes the 19000 shares of the new Company.

Certificate #12 originally issued to Alphonse Westee
for 34 shares of Nationa} Phonograph Company stock has hever
been returned to me for cancellation because I understand

i rs. Edison has this certificate with others for safe-keeping;
it was replaced by certificate #21.
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| originally made out to me for 4080 shares to conform to the

i minutes of the Directors Meeting held the 28th day of February

| put it is cancelled by certificate #8 for 4000 shares to your

order and #9 for 80 shares to me. | |

Certificate #2 of Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated was |

By giving this matter your immediate attention you will i
greatly facilitate the registration of the certificates of the :
new stock and the proper recording thereof.

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THOMAS A. EDISON, INCORPORATED

Successor to : eke

NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH E£Q.

ORANGE,N.J. Ranta
EDISON PHONOGRAPFPHS & RECORDS. BRUSSELS,

MEXICO CITY,

BUENOS AIRES.

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Cnange NB May 22, 1911.

Mr. Thomas A, Edison, :
¥. Opanee. N.S. WAY 25 191
Dear Sir: :

You are hereby notified as Director of Thomas A.
Edison, Incorporated, successor to National Phonograph Co.,
to attend meeting of stockholders of the Mexican National
Phonograph Company,, to be held June 12th at 11 A.M, corner

of Lakeside Avenue and Valley Road, West Orange, for the

purpose of electing a Board of Directors for the ensuing

year,

Yours very,

Form 280

NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH COMPANY

July 31, 1912.

Heas. R. G. Dun Company,
30 Clinton Street,
Newark, HN. J.

Gentil aren:
Ve submit the following financial otatement of

‘Shomas A. Edison, Incorporated as of February 28th, 1911,
constituting consolidation of the following Companics:-
New Jersey Patent Co., dison Lanufacturing Co., Edison
Yusiness Phono Co., and National Phonograph Co., under the
pmended name of the National Ffhonograph Company, which is
now known as Thomas A, Edison, Incorporated.

306,069.42 Cash
934,879.59 Notes & Accounts Receivable

629,087.92 Real iatate & Bulldings
382,071.88 lachinery & Equipment (after depreciation)
879,456.88 Due from ALPiliated Companies
657,868.37 Raw Material & Product finished and in process.
349,237.44 Investments

315,719.44 <tock in other Companies

26,528.00 Bonds

8,000,00 Mortgage Receivable

G,190,365,15 Patents
10, 329,036.09
‘ Notes & Accounts Payable 173,382.02
Due Thomas A. Edison 379,097.97
Bonds (Orange Distilled ;
Water Ice Co.) 24,000.00
Surplys assets over Liabilities 9, 752,556.10
10,329,036, 09
OFFICERS
| Frank L. Dyer, President
Carl H. Wilson, Vice~President
‘A Ernest J. Berggren, Seoretary < Treasurer
Harry F. Miller, Asst. Seoretary & Treasurer

Form 280

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NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH COMPANY

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Thomas f. ldison, Chairman
Frank L. Dyer

Carl H, Wilson

Harry F. Miller,

Ernest J, Berggren,

rusting this io satisfactory, we remain,

Yours vory truly, -

THOMAS A. SDISON, INC.

Secretary & Treasurer

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/ , Deeenber 1, 1911.

Mess. Edison & Dyerie
Twelve months have now elapsed

since I began to pay bills on a eash discount basis and
I am pleased to advise you that by so doing w& have saved
$14,002.62.

I also wish to inform you that the
salaried pay-roll as of this date, compared with March lst,
1911, the beginning of this fiscal year, stands reduced by
$470.00, owing to reductions in farious departments. This
means a saving at the rate of $24,000, per annum. Of this,
however, I wish to state about one-half represents reductions

RB. J. BERGGREN 6) )

in the Bronx Studio staff.

JES

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_ 20284 ; December 29, 1911.

Mr. Edison:

‘Regarding the Halogen Products Company, of which
Mr. Aylsworth and I own 70% and you 30% of the stock, as
I told you, we have made a very satisfactory contract for
ohlorine with the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. under
which they undertake to manufacture for us various chlori~
nated products at their plant at Wyandotte, Mioh., ona
royalty arrangement of 1/24 per pound. Chlorine is charged
at the rate of 2.55¢ per pound and supplies and labor at
cost. We, however, must furnish the necessary apparatus.

Ye have had apparatus designed; blue print herewith.
I am not able to give an exact estimate of the building
and putting up the apparatus, but a capital of $10,000.00
will be ample not only to build and erect the apparatus
but also to permit us to handle the sales of material
over what will be used here and by the Condensite Company.
The apparatus as designed will produce any quan~-

tity up to one ton per day.

At the present time I understand the Storage
Battery Company is using 250 pounds per day, and of

course, when the dise reaord gets going, a certain quantity

‘ of chloro-phenol will be necessary, which we can also make

with this apparatus.

' There seem to be excellent prospects of doing

a8 good business in this material. As an insulator of

Mr. Edison #2

remarkable properties, the General Eleotrio Co. and other
electrical concerns ought to be large users; they have
already shown a great interest in the material. It also
is capable of large use for impregnating insulated wire

of various sorts. The Condensite Company will use a4
considerable amount. We have interested almost all

of the large manufacturers of shoe pdlish in the material.
One of the large dealers in waxes (Smith & Nichols) tell
us they can nendle very large quantities of the material
if the price is below 104 per pound.

It is now costing the Storage Battery Company
about 30¢ a pound, but we oan make it at Wyandotte for
very much less.

On the whole the outlook is very good for
a business in this material and various other chlorinated
products that can be made with the same apparatus.

Two ways for raising the $10,000.00 necessary to
get the company going ocour to me.

lst. Aylsworth and I will contribute $7000
and you will contribute $3000 in the proportion of our
interests. The only objection to this scheme is that we
have not got the $7000.

2nd. Have Thomas A. Bdison, Inc. advance the
$10,000 to start the scheme going end make a contract with
the Halogen Products Company under which all material
used by Edison Ine. or by the Battery Company shall be sup~

Mr. Edison #3

plied at actual cost plus 15% profit, this profit, however,
to be applied against the money advanced, so that the debit
will be gradually wiped out.

The attached statement shows the estimated cost of
production, from which it appears that if we make 1000
pounds a day the cost will be less than 84 per pound.

If 2000 pounds per day are made the cost will be under

6kd per pound. ‘This is a saving to the Battery Company
alone of more than $50.00 per day, based on the amount they
are now using. Would you be willing to make this second

arrangement?
If possible, I would like to heve the matter

decided by you before going away 80 that we can start

the work on the apparatus, which will take about three

months to build and install.
F. LL. D.

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PRESIDENT’S OFFICE
Memorandum
20304 December 30, 1911.

Mr. Wilson:

Mr. Edison has agreed that Thomas A. Edison, Inc.,
shall finance the Halogen Products Company up to the sum
of $10,000.00, to permit the Halogen Products Company to

“install necessary apparatus in the plant of the Pennsylvania

Salt Manufecturing Co. at Wyandotte, Mich., and to put on
the market chlorinated products made thereby, subject +o

5 to own /40% of jthe gtock of
ad| of 3 a \, esent.
to him immediately.

(2) Any Halogen products (such as chlorinated

the following conditions:

naphthalene and chlorinated phenol) will be supplied to
Thomas A. Edison, Inc., Edison Storage Battery Co. and
any other of the Edison Companies: at Orange or Silver Lake
at cost plus 154 profit. To facilitate book-keeping, all
material will be ordered by and billed to Thomas A. Edison,
Inc. ; x : /
(3) The 15% profit referred to will be retained
by Thomas A. Edison, Inc., and credited to the account of
the Halogen Products Company until the money advanced is
wiped out; and thereafter the 15% profit will be paid
to the Halogen Products Company.
The purpose of this memorandum is to put in writ-
ing the understanding reached with Mr. Edison and also to

euthorige you to approve of any expenditures for apperatus—~
Odea res opp te ee .

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tertets~that-Mr-—Ayteworth-may--request-during-my

absence. Our purpose is to have the construction of the

necessary apparatus started as soon as possible 80 that

operations at Wyandotte may commence dae aca as
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the material as now made at Orange is ve ensive.

PLD/IWW FP. L. D.

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Edison General File Series
1911. Visitors (E-11-85)

This folder contains correspondence with individuals planning to meet
with Edison, arranging for others to meet him, or thanking Edison for a recent
meeting. Most of the documents contain Edison's draft reply in the form of
marginalia. Among the correspondents for 1911 are Miller Reese Hutchison,
Samuel Insull, Thomas Commerford Martin, Cornelius E. (Con) Nestor, Emil
Rathenau, and Maximilian Toch. Other correspondents include Karl G. Frank,
a representative of Siemens & Halske and Siemens-Schuckertwerke; Harriet
Hayden Hayes, the sister of a telegraph operator who worked with Edison in
Indianapolis during the Civil War; and Edmund C. Hill of Trenton, New Jersey,
who was trying to arrange an interview between Edison and a son of the late

Leo Tolstoy.

Approximately 40 percent of the documents have been selected.
Requests for appointments that were declined by Edison and letters that
received no reply have not been selected.

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Thomas A. Edison, Msq.,
Llewellyn Park,
Orange, N.J.

Dear Sir:
Pr. Maximilian Toch wes good onough to hend mo the enclosed :

letter of introduction, from which you will kindly see that it is in regard to

an idea in connection with phonographs, which I an inclinod to believe is new,

that I am seeking this interview.

If convenient and agreeable I should very moh appreciate,
to have you name a timo ond place where I may have the plecauro of mecting you

and discussing the idea more fully.

Yery truly yours,

RA Luba

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HENRY M.TOCH. ESTABLISHED 1848 MAXIMILIAN TOCH,. !

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ADVUNTADOR ——— LONG ISLAND,CITY.
LIEGBERS CODE
MAKERS OF

TECHNICAL PAINTS, VARNISHES, COLORS & ENAMELS,
ACID, ALKALI & DAMP PROOF COATINGS,
CHEMICALS.

320 FIFTH AVENUE,

NEW YORK Teb 2/11 :

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My dear Mr. Edison:--

This will intréduce to you
Dr. Hathan Sulzberger, who hes sub-
mitted the idea of an invention to .
me in conjunction with your phono-
graph that I am quite sure will be
of interest to you-.

As it ig several years since
I had the pleasure of mecting you,
you may not remember me, vut I was
first introduced to you by Mr. Geo.
Grower, and the gecond time when I
met you at your laboratory, Dr. Dore-
mus did me the honor.

1 With kind regards, and hoping
that you are in good health, I am

Sincerely yours,

Stautiulave/ ree

NI-N

Mr. Thos. A Rdison
Llewellyn Patk
Orange, H.d.

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Sneurance i,”
February sixth, 1911. ‘

Thomas A. Edison, Esquire,
Orange, New Jersey.

Dear Sir:

During the month of April I am anticipating
a visit from one of the sons of Count Tolstoy of Russia,
whom I met in Russia four years ago. He comes to tnis
country simply on a visit of investigation, and I would
very much like him to meet you, if only for a few minutes,
therefore beg leave to request that you grant us a few
minutes of your time when he comes,

You have probably forgotten the circumstance,
but in 1880 you were good enough to loan me one of the
two phonographs then in existence, which was to be used
for exhibit at a Baptist Church fair in Trehon, and I
have never forgotten your courtesy. I was anazed four
years ago at the vast number of phonographs that are
sold in Russia, most of which appeared to be made in
germany, and Count Tolstoy has a great desire-to meet
you as he has heard 30 much of you.

If you are willing to grant us a little inter-
view, I will notify you when he comes in April. He
will spend at least a month at my home.. I venture to
say, although it may be unnecessary, that we have no busi-
ness proposition to present nor any subscription what-
ever. There is absolutely nothing except friendliness
and a desire to pay our respects to you.

Yours very sincersly,

Edad 6 ptt
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Llewellyn Park,

west Orange, q

New Jersey,
bear Sir:-

I will make myself known to you and say that
I had the pleasure of your acquaintance when you were
in Cedar Keys, Fla, a number of years ago.

I would desire very iuch to meat you again,
and I an writing to ask you if you would let me know
at what time next week I might have the pleasure of
ealling on you,

Yours very truly,

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My dear Mr. Miller,- ow fee

Under date of February 6th you ote me that
Mr, Edison direoted you to say he was quite sure
that he would be at the labratory in April, where
he would be pleased to see ‘Count: Tolstot. I write
to say that the Count; arrived on last Fridey and has
been busy ever since and will be until Wednesday even-
ing of next week. If Mr. Carnegie returns; the
Count is likely to meet him on Thursday the twenty-
third. I venture to suggest the twentyGfourth as a-
date to bring our visitor to see Mr. Edison. If this
day is agreeable and you will appoint an hour, I will
be pleased to bring Count Tolstoi to pay his respects .
to Mr. Edison.

Tomorrow we are going to Boston to meet the Gov-
ernor of Massachusetts, the President of Harvard Col-
lege as. well as some others. We will not be back un-
til Wednesday afternoon: or evening of next week.

Assuring you of my appreoiateion of your courtesy,

lem. :

Yours very truly,

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March twenty-fifth,i911.

Dear Mr. Edison,- iA? +70,

, It was very good of you to sehd
Count Tolstoi one of your autographed photos,
the receipt of which has pleased him 80
much. | It was much more. kind of you to — ;
send one to me at. the same time ana I cannot
tell you how gratified I am. . I have never
forgotten your courtesy to me thirty-one
years ago when you were at Menlo Park and
loaned.me a phonograph. I hope sometime

to be able .to show my appreciation in a

more substantial way. . , ‘

Yours very sincerely, ’

Lihniend b hell

Thomas A. Edison, Esquire, AYO

Orange, New Jersey.

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BROOKLYN-New YORK

| My dear Mr. Miller: -
I greatly appreciate your letter of March 27th, in-
dicating that Mr. Edison will receive me at the labratory at any time.

T expect to reach Mr. Edison's labratory about half past ten o'clock next

Monday morning. Of course, I will not presume to take much of his time.

Very gratefully yours,

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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
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Orango, owe OF]

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Dear Sir:

At various times in the past
while I was professor at Yale I have
had more or less to do with your lab-

_ oratory but I suppose you have fore
gotton me.

Will you do me the very great
Kindess of permitting me to again dns
nwt
spee+ your laboratory?

Yours most truly,

dW Jeri,

Lado <v is ods

Address me care of
Franklin Robinson,
Columbia University,
. New York City.

New York City,
May 15th, 1911.

Dear Mr. Miller:

Will you please convey
my very good wishes to Mr. Edison and
thank him for the privilege of an inter-
view with him,

I have already talked over
the matter considerably with Mr. Chandler,
and I shall call there - alone or in com-

pany with Mr. Chandler - Wednesday or Thurs-

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day.

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Laboratory of Thomas Edison,
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58 Hammond St.,
Cambridge, Mass.
Dear Sir:-

Replying to yours of the 19th
inst,, regarding a visit to the Taboratory, Mr.
Edison, G@irects me to write you that you can
come at any time.

Yours very truly,

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PRINCIPAL OFFIC
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.

Cuicaco Orricr, MonapNnock Bupa.

July 15, 1911.
Dic. July 14, 1911.

Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Thomas A. Edison, Inc., il i> St

Orange, Il. J.
Dear Sir:

owing to an attack of illness I was unable to
avail myself of the opportunity of meeting you while on
my recent visit to Montclair N. J. TI will take the first
opportunity of thanking you for the privilege which was
extended to me and of expressing my regret at my inability
to call upon you.

Yours very truly,

RND/GS HEAD STENOGRAPHER.

Pees, fob pate a ‘ an
(uel , at tage.

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(irs. Prederick 7. Rubidgey, 18 Norman Road, Upper Montolair,
N.J.) writes that she will be returning to Denver in a few
days. km sorry T did not think of it before, but, you knew

m her as a Little girl, and, if agreeable to you, and as she
may never again have such convenient opportunity, it occurs
to me that it would be a pleasant memory for her, as well ee
a geatitioat ion to me if she could just meet and shake hands
with you anyway. As they own a machine and ate enjoying ‘
long automobile trips over the fine roads yolk nave in New
Jersey, if you will kindly approve of my desire to give her
this pleasure, and wire me on receipt fixing any day that may
suit “your sonventences IT will communicate by wire with and
arrange the matter with Mra. Wright. She has no intimation
of this whim of ‘mine, and, as your absence or other circum-
stance may: make the suggestion impracticable, I will not

mention it to her unless I hear from you. If Mre, Rubidge »

and a grandson should make the call with Mrs. Wright, it

would be pleasant for them, and you cannot help observing how

the breed has improved in the third generation. And some

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day, when the boy is a little older, I will tell him how,
away baok in the fifties, I knew you as a boy just starting
in life, without advantages of education, friends or
fortune, and suggest to him what I think is, after all, the
greatest lesson of your life for boys and men— the lesson
of what may be accomplished by concentration and hard work.

Making allowance for the circumstances, kindly
let me hear from you and greatly oblige.

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Our Director Dr. Franke, 48 also our Dre sueldee arg’ tet

this country and intend availing themselves of your ki

present in

invitation to pay you a visit.

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ve the end of this week or the pepinning of next; I would therefore

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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,
Orange, N. J.

Being the Eastern representative of
the National Cable & Mfg. Co., my prin-
cipais instruct me to consult you, if you
will so favor us, on 2 matter pertaining
to our business. Doubtless you can give
me the information we want off hand, so
that I need not detain you more than ten
minutes at the outside.

If you will sect the time and place,
where I may see you at the earliest future
date that you can name, I, of course, will
see that you are duly compensated by fee
for information imparted.

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W. He Meadovoroft, Esa. r
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Orange, N. Js

Dear Mr. Meadovoroft:~

Professor Walter Rautenstrauch of the Seohanide Dopar tna of

Columbia University, has charge of the exoursion for the coming meeting of the
American Society of Meohanioal Engineers. Hr. Edison has expressed his willing=~
ness to have a party not to exceed one hundred, visit the Laboratory and to
provide lunch, and I would say that the Society wishes io fix this trip for

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the afternodn of Deodmber 8th. There vill be two or three other excursions

that afternoon fol¥owing a technioal session in the morning; and I would like
to knov as to what would be a good train to po out by and whether the street
oar service from the Orange station up to the Lab. would be adequate, or
whether a speoial extra one or two would be provided by the Public Service
Oompany, which could doubtless be fixed if taken in hand in good time, I do
not mean however, that the oars should be dead-head.

The faot that there are to be other exoursions would tend to divide
the party but the Edison Laboratory is necessarily a big attraction, I have
informed the Professor that I know of no objeotion to ladies being in the
party but he has requested information as to the point whether outting out the
lunch feature another party could not be. brought out later in the afternoon

to £0 over the same ground. This would possibly allow some of the people to

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take in more than one trip whioh is what is desired, The Professor is algo
desirous that Mr. Faison should be w esent and would like Mrs. Edison as
well, ard I have informed him that as far es I know Nr. Faison is not going
to leave home again for a long time and that even if he did not make an
address of weloome, Mr. Der, who is a member of the AySeHMoE. would be glad
to do so. I showd be glad if you will give your attention to this natter
and advise me or communicate directly with the Professor.

Yours truly,

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™, Commerford Martin, Esq.,

29 West 39th St.,
Hew York City.

Dear Mr. Hartin:-

I have shown to Mr. Edison this morning your
favor of the 15th instant in relation to the proposed visit
of members of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
to the Laboratory.

Mr. Bdison desires to extend an invitation to
the members to come out here on the date named, December oth,
but will have to ask that the number be limited to one nundred
in all, including ladies and gentlemen. Jinoh will be pro-
vided for the visitors.

It will be left to the society to decide upon
the time of day to make the visit. I presume it will be in
the afternoon.

There ere two ways of getting to Orange, one
via the D. le & We Railroad, and the other by the Erie.

On the D. Le & W. Railroad the Station nearest the Laboratory
is Orange, and a block away a street car can be taken which
will bring the visitors to the door. If it should be decided
that the party come out by the D. ie & We, I would arrange

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to have ona, two or more special street cars ready, awaiting
‘the arrival of the train decided upon, and to take the visi-
tora back to the train. This service would cost $8.00 per
car for the round trip.

The Erie Railrond does not run as many trains
as the other road, but tho track runs past the and of the
Edison buildings here. I think you could probably arrange
with the #rie to run a apeoial train, which could he stopped
rangement at Lakeside Averue, where our buildings

by special ar

are located. ‘The visitors could alight there and would only
have to walk one block to the Laboratory. The special train
conid then be run on a switch and would, th-refore, be conven-

jent for return at any time. On the whole, this seems to be

a desirable plan, and, as a special, the train could probably
be arranged outside the schedule of the time table.
Of course, this is a matter to pe decided by

the Society. When the definite arrangements have been made

T would be obliged if you will see that tT receive full informa~

tion about a weex ahead in-order that wo may maize our propera-

tions at this end.
‘Yours very truly,

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THE COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS,
WASHINGTON, O. C.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE
WASHINGTON
November 17, 1911.

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Dear Edison, by

Nr. Nixon, ti petnotss miner .of my D Nyon and °e
ce Pct Cty Ke, of aie
myself, have been detadted to visit Bridgeport, Connecticut in ™ Ug

relation to an application for a patent for a machine for

We leave here Monday at 7:30 A. M. and shall return Wednesday

making chains.

or Thursday.

I am very anxious to see you again, and if you will let me
know where we can find you Wednesday at any hour we will surely
hunt you up. A prompt reply to this note would reach me here,
or a telegram or telephone message in care of Locke Chain Co.,
Bridgeport, Conn. would serve the purpose.

We would like to see you at your Laboratory, but any place
convenient for you will suit.

Very respectfully,

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November 17th, 1911.

Mr. Edison,¢ & or °

I am booked to deliver a lecture with moving
picture side show, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, before the
E]ectrical Class, numbering about 150.

I have invited the Class +o visit the Factory.
Why would it not ve a good scheme to combine both in one -.
invite them out, get a car added to the train that they
come out on, get two or three trollsy cars to meet the .
train at the Station, zive them the lecture and moving,
picture exhibition in the Comnittee Room, or preferably
in the Library, if you can spare it, and then conduct them
through the Factory to see that which they have had ex- >
plained to them. I think we will be killing tyvo birds
with one stone.

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Orange, N. J.

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I have vours of November 17th and note the details. I will

take up at once the point you raise with the Committee and let you know

as soon as possible,

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Mr. Fs S. Smithers .
180 West 59th St.,
New York City. } ;
Dear Sir:- )
Replying to yours of the 18th inst. regarding

your contemplated visit to ir. Edison on “the B4th inst.,

Ht Mille,

SECRETARY.

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My dear Zarry: ; “el a : af &
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Mhere is a very dear friend of mine, by the name of John Reyz, we

of San Francisco, who is going to Europe leaving here about o bf
20th of January next and he is very anxious to meet Mr. Edison,
purely from a stand point of admiration and appreciation. He is

a very influential man here, being a director in one of the largest
banks in San Francisco, and he has already bought two Lansden
wagons from me with a good prospect of puying five more the early

part of next year.
I thought I would take the liberty of writing you if you would ask

‘Mr. Rdison if it was agreeable for me to give him a letter to Mr.

Edison, I don't want to take any liberties with Mr. Edison in
giving letters to people that would bother him and take up his
yaluable time, but I am sure you will find this gentleman an

- appreciative Edison man. Of course this means if Mir. Edison is in

" Whenking you for the many favors and. trusting
ldberties with you, I remain, - ineerely |

“think of you and our pleasant evening together
-New York. ee ee Ue os 8

the Laboratory on the day of ‘Mr. Rapp's arrival in New York.

Business 100ks good for the Edison battery in California now and I
think next. year will surprise, youe “ Oe, tele :

I hope yourself and family are enjoying the pest of health - and I
want to say that we do get some good shows out here after you

‘folks are finished with them - I mean, Montgomery & Stone, whom I

am going to take my family to see this evening, and of course will
+ the same show in

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Mr. Uhomas A. Edison, fr pe Ae,

West Orange,
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My Dear Sir:~ ow

As all’ the cranks are ee to you about

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perpetual motion T will write about no motion at all,about

a bronze statue dgent_leman spoke to me about some time

past.
I do not know that I am much of a sculptor and

certainly never could get into "Kittle Andy’s " list but

if you are out driving you can see the " Dispatch Rider"

on Main Street or the "Tincoln" in the Parl-way at Rast

orange, they may seem no good in your mind in that case

take no notice of this letter -but - if they ‘seem g00d -

to you let me call upon you and have a chat with you so

that my mental machine mey size you up all right .

Am doing General Steele, now for Vicksburg, ‘iss.

I told a fellow the other day I was doing this statue and

he said "general steal " by ginks that must be for

New York City. I would like to make you in bronze -if

I have talent enough for the job.

Sincerely yours, |

en Qasrh GZ ae.

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Srxvy-Scconp CONGRESS,

JOHN A,MOON, TENN, CHAIRMAN,
DAVIO £. FINLEY, 8.6, ALFRED G, ALLEN, orl,

JO J.IVINS, CLERK.

December &, 1911.
Thomas A. Edison, ;

, Menlo Park, Yew Jersoy. “3
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Dear Siri- (ue

I vould very much appreciate an interview
with you, lasting not move then half am hour.

JAMES T. LLOYD, MO, THOMAS L,REILLY. CONN, *
THOMAS WM. BELL, OA. JOHN W.WCEKS, MASS. Comanitter on
FRANC E,WILSGNSNCY. VICTOR MURDOGK HANS = Vi ’
DANNITTC H. WAYS, FLA, SAMUEL W, SMITH, MICH, Che Pust-Ottice and Post-Tinads, XN
WILUIAM E.TUTTLE,UA.N.d, DANIEL F, LAFCAN, PA. “ * 7 : .
sora Tau ce ae atee ee uuse of Uepeesentitines United States,
FRED L.BLACKMGH,ALA. © RALPH H, CAMERON, ARIZ. :
CURTIS H. GREGG, PA, ‘ : Washingt, \,
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. I oxpact to leave for Wichigan carly tho

- week of Deceribar | L7th, for the NWoliday vaontion, and
I vould he glad if I could go by the way of New York,
end eat the same time have an interview with you.

Io will thank vou if vou will let me ino.
if you think it will be pos sible to grant me this in-
terviow, and if so, when and where, and later on T
will attempt to agree with you on the exact date.

neerely yours,

Lob Vis rere .

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T never expected any revly to

my letter for it occured to me after I sent it that you

all might think T was the Prince of Cranks.

Now I feel more honored than when T took a medal

from a foreign King to know that I can come out and see

a Watural man -these great men as I have known them (some

of them) are one half biuff the. other half humbug end the

rest woulth -nothing more -so in coming out I am going to

+ see and worship a Natural or real wan one who produces

and is not a college parasite - Woy how in the name of

goodness can My. Edison , put a mortgage on posterity-this
-he may be bluffing

fine gentleman hes proposed this statue

-but it struck me that it was a mighty good thing -ve have
images of lawyers -doctors and ministers who never aga a
thing for anybody in particular and to have a statue

of one really useful man who geve us "More Light" why -vell

I will fill up his central all right and likely my posterier

will be filled up by the time I reach the strect.

-2-Elwell.

Gincoln was like tir. Rdison, and all really

great men are alike

. Pickens would not have a statue made

and left it in his will that no statue should be made .

T did not now it at’ the time I made the statue

of "Dickens and Little Hell "in a park in Philadelphia .

The "“gruv-worms" of art and the “Art Bosses

thousht to pull it off on me by puting this up against me;

f was called for a time,but a great legal mind -a real one-

ceciced that no man could put a mortgage on posterity that

he could prevent a statue from going up while he was alive

but not after he hed cashed in . But I want to have a

talk to the great man and let him sec how much better it

is to make the studies from life and have them more or less

correct than to have them nowhere ofter the thing is over.

I mace a great Ranker who is mighty proud of

it now -he said the same thing -it brings luck to have your

fiz up in bronze or marble because

you can cuss it and

save yourself sometimes.I fancy anything [ misht make would

lead directly to the cussing habit so perhaps I better not

call -but on second thought I will be out after the new

year if I will not bother hr. Faison too much and will

bring out my book of works so he can see the Lind of

invention I dea

a Natural man.
Pec-9-1911.

1 in. I feel mighty tickeled I am to see

Respectfully yours,

Jtanut~ (, L€tveec ,

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SAMUELW, SMI

LEWIS M, MILLE,

Concres:

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COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES U. S., ,

Washington, D. C,
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Orange, Mew dersoy.
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I can have an interview with Tir. Thomas 4. Bdison, at .
any time. I will be obliged if you will further inform
: me 32 I con see him at Orange, and if so, will I find f
him at the laboratory, and about whet is the earliost
| time tast Iocan see him in the mornings?
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7 I expact to Leavo Washington at midmight, and AO
aS soon aS T any see Nr. Rdison in the morning, IT want to ; iM
go on to ow York, and from there to Tlichian. Sas
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Snanking rou, I an ‘
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Dec. 14th,1911

Cole Jacob Ruppert, dre,
Phird Ave. & 98nd St., |
Yew York city. l

My Dear Colonel:-
Our mutual friend, Hr. Bourguardez, has intimated

that you might be able to find tine to come over and visit

I am glad to learn of this, and take pleasure

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my Laboratory.

in extending a cordial invitation to you to come out here at

your convenience, and ve will show you what we have. I am usu-

from morning to night, but would suggest

so that I may sure-

ally here every day,
your telephoning in aivanee of your visit,

‘ly be on hand to meet youe
Yours very truly,

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J. F. KLEIN, D.E., Propeason or MEcHanical ENatnsenina,
P, B, of SCHWEINITZ, M.E., ARTHUR W. KLEIN, M.E.,
Proreseor oF MAcHine Dasicn. AssoctaTs Proressor oF MecHamicat ENGINEERING.
EDWARD L. JONES, M.E , H. A. 8, HOWARTH, Pu.B.,

ASSISTANT PRorgetons OF MEcHaNicaL EXGINUERING,

G, &, CHILES, B.M.E., IN@TAUCTOR In MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.

LEHIGH UNIVERSITY.
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.
WILLIAMS HALL,

SoutH BetHteHem, Pa, Dec. 16, 1911.

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Mr. Thomas A. Edison,

Dear Sir:- ms goal
In January ,1910, ca kindly permitted me to bring a

Serre cme C4.

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t f Senior Mechanical Engineeri atudents to visi
party o a. ngine ring pusense ve visit your AK
West Orange Laboratories. The visit was most interesting and; t

ou ae ts % caine ager
instructive and highly appreciated. ,I shall be‘very grateful.
alee ut Gee ae
if you will grant a similar privilege to this year’s class.

There will be about 16 men in the party, including” myasear and

we shall be in New.York from Jan. 2d to dan. 5th.

Hoping to receive a favorable reply, I am

Bee alba

very truly wD ;

Edison General File Series
4911. Warren County Warehouse Company [not selected] (E-11-86)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents pertaining
to the Warren County Warehouse Co., a subsidiary of the Edison Portland
Cement Co. incorporated in December 1910. The three items for 1911 consist
of a meeting announcement; a memorandum concerning the purchase of
shares of the Burroughs Adding Machine Co.; and memorandum regarding
the purchase of one hundred shares of the Warren County Warehouse Co.

Edison General File Series
1911. West Orange Laboratory (E-11-87)

This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to the
operations of the West Orange laboratory. Included are items pertaining to
appointments with Edison, requisition orders, fire inspections, and policies in
regard to visitors, supplies, and employees. Also included are documents
dealing with the development of Edison's Home Projecting Kinetoscope, plant
equipment for the manufacture of disc records, and an experiment with copper

oxide plates.

Approximately 40 percent of the documents have been selected. The
items not selected consist primarily of routine letters to and from Chief
Engineer Donald M. Bliss and other laboratory employees, requisitions from the
Engineering Department, and bills, receipts, and other routine financial
material. Also not selected are numerous packing slips from the Edison
Manufacturing Co. pertaining to film stock shipped to the laboratory for work on
the Home Projecting Kinetoscope, along with slips concerning the acquisition
of an experimental model of an L. L. Thurstone Moving Picture Machine and
the shipment of film titles to Willard C. Greene in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

f . . . ’ i - é .
Messrse ob Farrell: Maxwell: Hopper: May: Riley: Hooper: Wetzel: Leeming

Referring to the testing of lenses and different lighting systems for the
Home P.K. machine, also to where the stock of assembled machines, lenses
and different lighting systems should be carried, also as to who will be
vesponsible for the delivery of complete outfits, including lenses and
lighting systems to the Shipping Department for shipment, it has been
decided as follows: ;

Mr. Gall, or a man under his charge, will test the lenses, Nernst
lamps and burners, Welisbach mantles and.acetylene generators in the
testing room arranged off Bradley's stock room. He will also make

-tests on a certain percentage of rheostats and transformers to see

that they are coming through 0.K. After the tests’ are made on these
articles, the lenses, Nernst lamps and burners will be sent to Hopper's
department and there carried in stook until shipment is made, After
tests are made on the acetylene generators, rheostats and transformers,
they will be carried in stock in the otock.room arranged off of é
Bradley's stock room, and they will then be under Hopper's super- |
vision to be delivered by him to Shipping Department with outfits
as required. ,

The testing of assembled machines will be done in May's department,
but until the first 2,000 machines are built, Mr. Gall will also test .
at least a certain percentage of the assembled machines, in order to see
that they are in every way correct, end if found necessary, he will ‘
arrange with Mr. Weber to put a special inspector and tester on the work,

After the assembled machines, lenses and lighting systems have been
tested, as above specified, they will all be under Mr. Hopper's supers
vision, and he will see that outfits are delivered to Shipping Department
complete with the lenses and lighting systems called for on the requis-
ition. :
The testing of acetylene burners will also come under Mr. Gali's
supervision, but as they will be made in May's department, errangements
can no doubt be made to test them out there, after which they can be
delivered to Hopper, instead of sending them down stairs to be tested
out, and then having them delive@ed back to Hopper.

In delivering completed outfits to Shipping Department, they should
be gone over by one man and carefully checked by another, and then
someone in the Shipping Department, appointed by Riley, should also
check the out-fits to see that no parts are missing. aa

These instructions are to go into effect immediately.

wk
a/15/ |. Cc. H. Wilson.

- Copies to Mesuxs. Bliss: Weber: Dyer,

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ALL AGREEMENTS ARE CONTINGENT UPON STRIKES, ACCIDENTS, DELAYS OF CARRIER
DELAYS UNAVOIDABLE OR BEYOND OUR. PORTION, ARIES: AND OTHER

H. W. BELL Co.

MANUFACTURERS OF

The “BELL” PLASTER BOARDS, HOLLOW and SOLID PLASTER PARTITION and DUMBWAITER
BLOCKS, FLUE PIPE, SEWER PIPE, WALL COPING, FLOOR ARCHES, Etc.

ik 7 al ALL PROPOSITIONS MADE BY US ARE SUBJECT TO IMMEDIATE ACCEPTANCE,
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FACTORIES and YARDS
Park Avenue and 139th Street

MAIN OFFICE and FACTORY

ee \Wv PARK AVE. and 139th ST., NEW YORK
Telephones: | Melrp rc 3584 Mic \.
NEW YORK CITY, duly 13th, 19° der coca =
Thomas A. Edison, Ince,
Orange, MH. Te Whe’, oe spor ti
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Gentlenon;

Report hes reached us thet you nad a Tire Inst week
If so, end you have taken any photographs we vould consider 1%
a favor if you will send ue one. We are interested in this on
account of the proposed Buljding Code which is now before tho
sidermen Comnitteo in this City. 4s you are probably avere they
are fighting egainst Plaster Blocks and ‘soment in favor of Terra
Cotte Lartition Blocks and Floor Arches. We are Looking for eny-
ting that will help us to Light then. If Plester Partition Blocks
in eny wey assisted in stopping the fire, so mech the better.

If we heve been misinformed of the| fire, perdon us for

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troghling you.

Celichitas — Sioa tle Blo Depts ue

) Tlenas Ae Colton
Changa ie Ququot 1-190.

LLoaned fvewm BReos. A. Faison re Toys VWoPPh

Deportment:
One Brant Cart Reqiotex.

So be netunaned to Wn. Berqqnen wRen called Sor,

F20.0 Weis

Oct, 4, 1911

Mesers. Foppa & Bayer:

Please take notice that from mow on, under no ciraumstances,

must supplies be drawa from the Laboratory stock room without the

proper storekeepers requisition being issued, properly approved.

in supplies were drawn without this authority. You

In July certa
e system is followed we will always have

will appreciate that unless th
aiffioulty in properly distributing such charges.

Sacto m——

Manager.

Copy to Mr.H.F. Miller:

Please instruct the Storekeeper not to let the Battery Company

have any material unless the ticket is O. K'd by me or unless a formal
order for same has been issued. It seems that during the month of July
we had been drawing material from the Laboratory on stock tickets, It
may be necessary sometime
Leonard or I are always her
is issued for same.

put either Mr.

to have stock in a hurry,
that regular order

e to 0, K. same and to see

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PRowa, Wrong £.5.T.Co, “Bolawen

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poorest ee

Nove 6th, 1911.

Mr. Te. Ae Edison:—
In order to avoid inconvenience in the future

in ascertaining either my presence at the Laboratory or other
whereabouts, I wish to state that if? required to attend to
business taking me away from Orange for any entire, regular
business day, a written notice will be mailed to both Mr.
Miller and Mr. Bliss, also Mr. Meadowcroft.

Copies to Messrs. Dyer, CoH. Wilson, R. Hutchison, We H. Meadoworoft,
HF. Miller, D. M. Bliss.

Nov. 10th, 1911

ur. Eckert:7”
Laboratory requisition

Please issue to the

co vering

ry and material to design and puild motor équipment for
{This is in accordance’ with instructions

from Mr. Edison, 46 the motor is a to be manufactured

in the new Blectric Motor it.

ENGINEERING DRPAR
a“ 2
Per

labo

motorette vehicle.

ALs/ES

Copy to iir. Meister

TO Edigare - es .

MEMORANDUM FOR MR» EDISON.

| November 15th, 1922,

I am enclosing herewith, letter receivea from a,
American Addressing and Mailing Company, with attached data sheets
of total number: of names, prices per thousand, and total price -
per total name of the various headings I indicated on the list
originally handed to me by Mr. Burgoyne. :

: You widl note that 1f we subscribe to this entire
list, which includes 360,000 high-wlags residences, the price
of $3.30. per thousand, or a total of $3,580.00 will obtain.

In the third paragraph of the letter, you will note

"These lists are all made from the latest records
published up to July in the United States, from
every source known” | ;

as expkanation. The large city directories. come out in July, -

and January annually. Those of smaller towns and cities,including
their tax lists, come out at varying times through the year. The
telephone books also come out in the larger cities about every
three months, and in smaller towns and cities at varying intervals
of time. All these sources of information are utilized by the
ra Addressing and Mailing Company in the compilation of their
lists. , , - 3

eae _ We wish to send a’ typ¥written. letter. +o each name

of such lists as‘we designate in. successive order. The manual
typewriting of these letters would be quite expensive as. compared ,
with the Multigraph. But the Multigraph letter, as ordinarily ob-
taining, differs in color of ink, etc. from the aditreansd address —

at the head. But we have worked up a scheme for filling in separe

ate name and address before running the letter through the Multigraph,
which, although being mpre expensive than taking chances on match= ‘
ing and body of the letter subsequently, is'absolutely impossible

to detect from a typewritten letter. It will cost considerably

less than a typewritten letter of any lengths - . :

_» We can arrange with these gentlemen to oarry out. -
the following line of procedure, thereby relieving us of the nece-.
essity of buying a Aottof typewriters, and installing a number —
of girls to operate them. The plan I recommend is as follows?

1. We will subscribe to all the names as indicated,
on the basis of using them as we need them successively in the
routine work, and paying for lists at the rate of $3.30. per thousand,.
ap taken on the contract. . 2 = yo,

2. The time in which the entire contract must be
fulfilled, to be limited to five years$: . .

3, We will supply them with out: stationery. The letter

4{ndicated by sample we will send them, to be duplicated in such

manner as to be absolutely undetectable from a typewritten letter.
Letters folded,

ALL these letters to be hand signed with pen and ink.
enclosed in anvelopes, envelopes addressed, stamped, mailed, and
a Post Office receipt to us, as received by theme . % :

4. The cost for this service, exclugive of the cost”
of the names, will be forwarded to us by Mr. Burgoyne tomorrows

Accompanying ‘this wiil be samples of two lettars, one typewritten,
the other duplicated as above dndicated. If we can detect any —
icate the method pursued

difference in the two, and correctly ind ‘
in preparation of either letter; I would advocate following out.
the original plan of typewriting. But to save this expense, I

suggest a test, as above outlined.
: Yours sincerely,

Chief Engineers

goke Yor

Nove 18th, 1911

Nr. Eokert:=

Please issue requisition.to the Laboratory covering
labor and material to design and build feed attsohment to lathe
for turning backs for moulds, eas part of plant equipment for
the mamfacture of disco records. This in accordance with
aneRs RON One from Nr. Edison.

The above is to replace present feed on lathes
‘now in diso record plant.

We would aypreoiate this requisition at your
earliest convenience. :

ENGINEERING DEPARTMTT
AL8/ES Per §ALULALAN,

Copy to Hr. Meister.

dei Yeeumh U0 War -ley
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— Fan. Porvevet4}, —— ; fe

HP. ome OR

covering the above in orde:

Nove 22/11.

Mr. W. Eokert:- oo
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4

We ere enclosing herewith order calling for

22 lantern slides. Pledsé° issue requisition to the Laboratory

hat this may £0 through the
regular channels and we. know to which department to
make the charge. Ue

J ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
ALS/ES 2 aR eE SALdoed iN

Copy to Hr. Meister.

Mr. Waddell:
lir. Edison wishes you to come to the factory once a week

to giscuss with him the progress being made at your Laboratory, and

keep him posted on results obtained, as well as to what is going on.

11/29/11. Cc. H. W.
Copies to Messrs. Edi don and Dyer.

peer en neers tet mm

saad tat naam LES dina nk an Latest ee ties wobacgetltin

feutentitie ona casiee

Los * vee

ir. Edison wishes you to come to the factory and see

lir. W- H. Miller:

Phursday mornings, in
in order that

him before going to liew York on Tuesday end

addition to Saturday morning whioh you spond at factory,

he may discuss matters with you, and that you my keep him posted on

vhat if being done in the Recording Laboratory.

11/29/11. 0.H.We
Copies to Messrs. aaa and Dyer.
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November 30, 1911

Hr. Miller:
Please note that I will be away from'the laboratory until

Necomber 4, at Campello, Mass., doing work at the mill on the alun-

Lheilldk, 4, Fert,

inum screens.

Br Ecos

La Gok
POSTALTELEGRAPH @ ag COMMERCIALCABLES

. : aie H. MACKAY, PassiEnt.
The Postal Tolegraph-Cable Company (Incorporated) transmits and delivers this message subject to the terms and conditions printed on the back of this blank.
"Received at |

40 NY N I9 : 3 "
Rocheater NY. Noy 30-11 Sone |
D Tel, 200 Orange
“ A Baison::; “orange, NJ eC aa St 209 Maln St, Orange, N. J.

Mr Murphy and. myself. will. be ‘at your laboratory ‘next, monday .- zy /.

gp) al)
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_ Berning ‘to. set. up tha’ rectifier. for test.

oo oR Barnes
S63P

Dec. 1?th, 1911

Mr. C. H. Wilson:-

Enclpsed please find an outline of test and in-
spection requirements for home kinetoscope parts, as roquested
yesterday, I have not gone into details of the test roguirenents,
as TI believe you wanted only ea general idea of space and help -s:-

required an? not of the actual tests to be performed, but if this

- is not sufficient, I will gladly eleborate on it.

wee /zs

Kindly heve a typewritten copy made of the enclosed, togsathar
with carbon copy, which please hold for me.

ens

Mr. Bliss: :

. We are still awaiting definite information/from you con-
cerning carrying case for Home Kinotoscope, and as we will soon have
500 machines assembled, we should have something in which to place
them to prevent their getting damaged, becoming rpsty, &0. We have
obtained a price of $1.55 oh 500 of the cases iyice sample submitted,
and which you approved, by a New York eee which is 17¢ more than
was quoted on a 10,000 lot, but it was decided that before placing an
order for oven these 500, you were to subnilt sample case mads from
oak, so that we could decide whether oe wooden oases as we will bo
compelled to use before the iron casé is designed or ready, should be

" mode by us from oak stock or rant ‘from outside and be liko sample

you approved. When will you,be able to sottle this question?

12/15/11. Cc. -H. W.

hp
sey

Deo. 20th, 1912

Hr.W. Eckert:=

Please issue requisition to the Laboratory
covoring labor and material to design and puild appliances
necessary for mking stereoptican plates for H.P.eK. Machine

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
ALS/ES Por o yp TZIEAN.

Copy to larg Meiater

aur

“oan at
Oory. to Mr. Bdteon..

. Al G gk

" Deo. 20, 1912.

“Re He t LEEMING : ~
. Confirming verbal instructions delivered

to you for Mr. Eaison, . in future do not buy anything for
either the Storage Battery or for any of the other Edison |
interests, from Crane Company of Chicago and. Newark. -

- . I have explained to Mr. Fdison ‘that
there are 2 bills in our October account aggregating:
$24.30; and one in November of $22.50, which are yet un-
paid, so that when the checks covering these items are

‘handed him for signature he will understand that these ~
«, Seansectiona ® are previous ‘to his instructions to me on this

point.

YH P Keved winyre rs teargee. ? :

aheat e
lores
Ded. 30th, 1911. :

i. Philpot:=

Kindly give no a list in writing of how many of
each of your various outfits you wish us to build.

I have given Brown ten machine numbera to as~
sign to these outfits, so if you will use these nunbere to
designate the machines, I will ‘Imow just what to do - via —-
8 wanted or #590,

{ Prior to starting any work we will need to have

& requisition fron the Phono Works to cover thia outfite
if you have any patterns on hand fer these
ee kindly send them to me that I may get castings

from Bama.

I note on several of your drawings that you

are reserving some parts to be refinished in your department ;
why is this necessary? Ys it not possible £6: at the figures
on the drawings and have a complete machine delivered to you?
This re~machining is going to make a lot of extra work’ and

expense.

gra/fs

Ge DEPT. PHOD.

Copies’ to Hessra. Edison, Wilson and Bliss.

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- AND BLUE PRINTS ,

1 -- Signifies -- Model, no drawing
2— " _ Drawing

3 re 7 ~~ Carbon Drawing
4o- " " -- Tracing

6 - si ~- Blue Print

When sent out, type Nos, crossed off.

LAB. WORKS"
TYPE NAME WO: WO.
3-4-5 Casing 1 15261
3-4-5 Interior Case 2 15252
| 8-45 Interior Case Cover 3 16253
3-4-5 Geneva Star Wheel a 15268
3 Assembly; Aperture Locating Ball and Shell 5.
3 Assembly; Split Gear, Sprocket & shaft 6
3 Assembly; Star Wheel, Pinion & Shaft 7
3 Assembly; Geneva Pin, Crank, Washer, Disk & Hub 8
“Bx4-5 Guide Roa 9 16332
3 Sprocket and Star Shaft Coller 10
3-4-5 Balance Wheel Shaft Washer 12 18296
S-4-5 0s Shifter Rack 1215312
3 Assembly;. Shifter Pinion, Shaft Collar & Hub 13
3-4-5 Shifter Pinion 14 18307
3 “Assembly; Bolence Wheel, Shaft, Pinion, Key & Pin 16
3 Assembly; Orenk Handle, Stud & Washer 15
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Oeaeans

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LABZ PHONO.

. DEG. WORKS
avrg AOE HOS
5-4-5 .Belance theel ° 17 16291

4 Cutter for Aperture Piate 18
5-4-5 Aperture Plate 19 152654
3-4-5 Door ; 20 15259
3 Assembly; Door 2in and Head 221
3-4-5 ¥iim Tension Plate 22 16 264
3-4-5 Door Latoh 23 16263
s Ascenbly 5 priving Geer, Shaft & Pulley 24
3 Crank & Thand Soraw 25
3 Crank Shaft Set Coller 26
8-4-5 Toke-Up Axum ‘ 27 15328
3-4=5 Reel Shaft Friotion Collar 28 16327
3-4~8 Tave-Up Bracket Soraw 29 16329
4-5 Rewind Diek | 30 «15322
3 _ Assonbly; Idler Roller Stud & Vasher 31
3-465 Teke-Up Spring Belt 32 16 330
7 3~4-5 Tdler Ary Spring 33 15318
3 Drop Shutter Spring veighte 34
3 Letoh Spring 35
S-4-5 Split Gear. Spring 36 16286
8 Assembly; sicor' Shaft, Rewind Diek,knob & Ratchet
tub 37
3-4-5. Intemmittent sprocket 38 15287
3-4 Stereoptican Lens Tuba 39
3 Film Reel Aanembled — 40
Rewind Knob 41
3-4-5 42 15337

Light Hasek

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LAB. PHONO.

EYEE HAMS dd OEE Oe
4-5 Ratohet Holler a3 16324
4-5 Reel Shaft Sasher 44 15326
4-5 Reel Shaft 45 15320
3 Assembly; Reel aides, Core & Nut 46
4-5 Ster Wheol Locking Disk Hub 4? 16277
4-5 Geneva Spacing Washer 49 16274
4-5 Geneva Fin 48 15272
4-5 Geneva Locking Disk 50 15276
4-5 Geneva Pin Crank Sl =: 18273
4-56 Loose Split Gear 52 15260
4-5 Split Geer Aub 53 16284
4-5 Sprooket Theol Shaft 54 15288
4-5 Loose Split Gear Pin 55 16761 .
4-5 Tight Split Gear 56 15283
405 Tight Split Gear Pin 57 16286
. Winding Crank Hondla, Gem, Fhono.s Drawing 58 1131
Hendle Vasher, Gem. 2hono. Drawing 59. 8854
4—5 Cronk Ghaft Pulley 60 16300
Ster Nheel Pinion Farher 61
4-5 Aporture Locating Ball Spring 62 15258
4-5 Crank Handle Stud 63 18304
4-5 Crenk 64 15303
4-5 — Crenk Shaft 65 16299
4-5 Door Pin 66 261
4-5 Aperture Locating Rail Shell 67 16257
4-6 — Apertore plete Lonepting Ball 6a £560

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4-5
4-5
4-5
4-5
4-5
4-5

4-5
4-5
4-5
4-6
4-5

4-5
4-5
4-5
4-5

4-5
4-5
4-5
4-5
4-5

4-5

Door Pin Head
Belanoe Wheel Shaft Pinion
Driving Goar
Belonce Theol Shaft
Balance Wheol Shaft Key
Bolance Whael Driving in
12 X 24 Standard Hex. Nut.
Star Wheel Pinion
Star Wheel Shalt
Geneva Dowel Pin
Tenaion Spring Rivet
Ratchet Hub
Reel Shaft Pulley
Idler Stud fanher
Tdler Arm
Tdler Rolier Stud
Idler Roller
Casing, Aperture Plate Locating Boss
Name Plate (foreign)
Reel Side
Reel Core
Film Real Inner Hub
Tenzim Spring
Size of Hernat Lamp Glowers
Condenser AsB. & C. Syntoms
Lemp House Cover

ee
HO«_DYGell0.
69 «= s-BeeR
70 «18298
7. 16298
72 «BR OB
73 «16294
74 15295
76
7 16270
™” 16269
73218278
79 15266
60 «15323
6. 4-15 325
ee 18817
83 «16815
64 4 s«-1 BBG
86 40s 15314
86
87 15367
68 40 s(18339
89 16340
90 18341
9h 1565
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93
96 «1 B403

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LABe PHONO.

TYPE HARE FOr wages
3-4-6 Drop Shutter Case Flange 95 16371
3-45 Drop Shutter Case Hub 96 15372
3-4-5 Drop chutter Yeight 97 15373
3 Shutter 98

3 Shutter Lever - 99

4-5 Name Plate (domestic) 100

4-5 Reel Shaft Priotion Washer 101 18354
3-4 Carbon Holder 102 15465
3-4-5 Carbon Holder Bracket (Lower) 103 15453
3-4-6 Adjusting Pinion 104 15462
3-4-6 Corbon Adjuating Reok Care Mate 105 8615457
“S-4-5 Upright adjusting Rack Plate 1060-15468
3-4-5 Carbon Adjusting Rack 107 15455
3-4 Bracket Koa 108

4-5 Corbon Adjusting ?inion Shaft 109 «=: 16460
3-4-6 Upper Osrban Holéer Bracket 110 «=: 15452
3-4 Carbon Clanp 112 15466
4-5 knob 112 = 15459
a~5 Knob Hnb 113 s«:16461
4-5 Upright Adjusting Pinion Shaft 114 15464
4 Lamp Post 116

4 Slide Holder 116

4-5 Shifter Pinion ¢haft Collar “117 «18309
4-5 Shifter Pinion Sheft Knoh 116 15320
4-5 Shiftr Pinion Shaft rigs“ 18308
3-4 Swivel Bracket 120

4 Hovwing Pioture Lens Tube 181

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LABe PHOHO.

nYPZ HAWE eS me abi :
3-4-5 Upright Adjueting Rack wees |
3 Reol Shaft Assembled 123
S-4 Lens Tuhe Holder 124
4 Lamp House Front 185.
3-4-5 Upright Bracket 2126 16451
3 Ratohet Fawl Assembled 127
4 Nernst Lamp House Back. 128 :
a5 Aro Lawp Bourne Back 129 18402
3-4-5 «= Curbon Ad Justing Hack Case 130 15456 |
S-45 Carbon Clamp itut 131 «18463 P|
3-4-5 Lene Clamping tut ase 016386
3 Carbon Holder fsnembled 133
-4-5 Lens Barrel Stud — 134 © 18387 |
4-5 =: Bide Holder ¢pring 135 «(18419 |
3-4-5 Condenged Lenn Holder 136 «15.8 }
3 Shutter Lever Nasher 137 |
3-4-5 Drop Shuttor Lever Sorew . 138 15369 Se
4-5 Base Bosrd Bracing 7in * 139 16415
3 Acetylene Nantle Holder 140
3 Aperture Plate : 142 !
3 Interior Case . . 142
3 Geneva ‘Looking Dink Hub 143
3 Acetylene Mantle Holder . 144
3 Anotylene Mantle Drum Head 145
3 Aro Lenp Plug : 146
3 Lamp House Front 147

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Aro limp House Back
Slide Holder Picture Gauge
Lamp House Glassea
Aro Leanp Plug Connections
Aro Lamp Fire Conneot io::.8
Rheoastat
Socket & i4re Connect ions
Carbon Clamp iiicea Inaulation
itiea Insulation Bushing
Ratohet’ Rub Teehor
Lens Tube qolder Earew
Lamp Clamp Cap
Imp Clamp Plate
Nernst Lamp Wire Connections
Bernat Leap .
Acetylene Burner Sleeve.
Alechol Lam
Accotylene Nosele
Acetylene Goose Neck
Acetylene Wixing Chanber
orifice .
Acetylene rilter Soreen
Hose Conneot ions
Mantle Peet
Aoetylene Burner Clamp
Rubber Tubing

Acetylene Genvrator

LaBe
DRGs
HO.
148
149
160
152
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166

167

168
169
170
172
172
193

174

PHONO.
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TYPE TARE
Acetylene Currying Case
Reel Assenbly

Acetylene Burner
Stereo. Pieture Template

Drop Shutter Lever Sorow (long)
Reet Shaft Ratchet
Reel Fire Yagazine
Fire & Intormittent Shutters Assembly
Lenses, Light & Condenser Diatances
Idler Arm Assembled
Guide Nod Bracket (short)
Guido Rod Bracket (Long)
Rod® Slides (Short)
Rod S2ites (Zong)
Guide Roés
Clamping Sorew % j.over
Clamping Lever
Idler Roller —
Clamp Bolt
Taler Roller Rack
Film Support
Taler Roller Vasher
Taler Bracket Guide
Guide.- Rod Bracket
4ro Lamp Handle Asvembled
Are Lamp House Back
5-4 _Latp House Base

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175
176
177
178
179
280
181
182
18
184
185
186
187
168
189
190
492,
192
193
194
195
296
197
198
199
200
201

PHONO.
WORKS
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LAB PHONO.
TYPE AME Woo’ DrGstO.
3-4-5 Lamp House Sub Base 202 ~=—C- "16410 .
4-5 Lamp House Base Washer 203 15420
3 Slide Ro@ Support 204
3-4-5 Sub Base Clamping Nut 205 16411
4-5 Lemp House Swivel Bracket Sorew 206 «1 B414
3 Locating Screw assembled 207
3-4~5 Lemp House Swivel Bracket 208 16413
3 Stereo. Slide Holder 209
3 Lemp House Dome 210
3 amp House Front 211
3 Lomp House Cover 212
3-4-5 Base Board 213 16389
4-5 Lamp House Locating Stud 214 16412
3-4-5 Lemp House Locating Plate 215 15 416
Gade Suh Bese Swivel Bracket Sorew 216 18421
Lamp House Locating Ball 217
4-5 . Lamm House Locating Bsll Spring 218 16417
3. Pipe Bracket 219
3 Glide Rod £20
3 ower idler Bracket 221
2 Hechanism Assembly eee
2 Neshanisn Assembly © 223
2 General Aseenbly 224
2 Intermittent Gear Model Layout 225
2 Intermittent Geer Hodcl Layout 226
2 Eitermittent Gears B27
2 Carrying Case Assembly 228

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2 Carrying Case Details 230
2 Film Perforated Reel Assembly 231
2 Film Shute Layout 232
2 Film Shute Layout 233
2 Sprocket Rooth Cutter Layout 234
2 sprocket Tooth Layout 235
2 Base Bonrd_ (sheet Metal) 236
z Prpjected Picture Chart Layout 237
2 Slide Holder Assenbly 238
2 Asetylene & Nernst Positions Layout 239
2. Yernst Lemp & Reflector Layout 240
2 Nernst Lamp Details 241
2 Nernst Lamp Assembly 242
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4 HoPeK. Lantern Slide 248
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4 | Nernst Lemp Details . 255

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RECOVERING RETURNED COPPER OXIDE PLATES, EXPERIMENT #1,

Took average lot, returned copper oxide plates, ground tnem |
to a fine powuer, 180lbs, (Sample taken #1) d

A whiskey barrel was filied with water 280 lbs, In this

barrel a propeller and shaft was rigged up and water agitated,

The copper oxide powder was then wured into the barrel, After
agitating in this manner tor one hour the copper oxide powder ‘ |
wes aliowed to settle, this taking about ten minutes, The water |
was then decanted orf, This solution tested very strong of : |
Sodium Hydvoxide, (Sample teken #2) |
’

Water again added, 280 lbs, Agitated fifteen minutes, Tested
with Litmus, did not show coloration but tested alkaline with
Phenolphtaleine, Decanted ofr solution,

Added water 280 lbs, and 3 los, sulphuric acid, ‘This amount of
acid made the solution slightly acid (with Litmus paper test, )
This solution agitated quarter of an hour, (Sample taken #3)
Solution showed lignt blue tint. Decanted orr solution as i
far as powsible,

Refilled 280 lbs, water, Agitated quarter of an hour, (Took ~: my
sample #4) No indication of acid with Litmus peper but showed es
up with Barium Chloride, Decanted off solution as far as 4
possible, wd

Filtered copper oxide by means of iarge cheese«cloth filter :
Dag. '

Copper oxide then removed into smali trays and put on drying a
rack, After the copper-oxide was thoroughly dry, semple taken’ nee

- E. MeGali,

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Edison General File Series
4911. West Orange Laboratory and Associated Companies -
Letters and Reports to Edison (E-11-88)

This folder contains letters, primarily by William H. Meadowcroft, that
were written to keep Edison informed about laboratory and company operations
while he was away in Europe in August-September 1911. The letters report
upon the work of numerous employees, including Chief Engineer Donald M.
Bliss; Albert F. Wurth, head of the department making molds to manufacture
duplicate phonograph records; and experimenters Edward L. Aiken, Sherwood
T. (Sam) Moore, and Frederick P. Ott. Occasional reports by members of the
laboratory staff, including Jonas W. Aylsworth and Ludwig F. (Louis) Ott, are
enclosed.

The Edison companies mentioned in the correspondence include the
Edison Storage Battery Co., the Edison Portland Cement Co., and the Lansden
Co., a manufacturer of electric wagons in which Edison purchased the
controlling interest. There are numerous references to Edison's alkaline
storage battery, its use in lightweight electric delivery wagons and submarines,
nickel flake separation tests conducted by chemist Ignacy Goldstein, and an
experimental plant installed for that purpose in the chemical room at the
laboratory. Also included is discussion of the activities of storage battery
company employees William G. Bee, Walter E. Holland, H. H. Meno
Kammerhoff (formerly of the Deutsche Edison-Akkumulatoren-Co. in Berlin),

and Harold H. Smith.

Other subjects mentioned in the letters include disc molds and labels,
diamond reproducer tests, varnishes for cylinder records, and Amberola
cabinets cast in concrete. The development of Edison's Home Projecting
Kinetoscope is also discussed. A few items concern Edison's own activities,
including his European trip and a request from Popular Electricity for an
interview.

All of the documents have been selected except duplicates.

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lord PREY

August 15%th, 1912,

Mr, ae as A, Faison,
omeresy Harjes and Uoe,
Peris, »,rance,

My dear Mr. Edison,- aah
I an enolosing heroine, copy of letter received from
Fox, which ie interest you.
I am also snolosing a clipping regarding motion picture
machines, that I thought you would like to see» i
Por

elese
Depts

information regarding: ‘éhe use of Edison Vells to operate the wi
telegraph outfit that will be used on the aeroplanes of the Nav}

Have received a request from the Navy Department
In this work, light weight is an PERE Een item. r

your absence that\are as m stifying s gome of th@ things {that cone
out of your head, Kor instance, yestepday,’- the woyknien, when digging
Nore to put in oN!

Discoveries are being nate here in jthe mapa during

ome water pipe, d scoverad, buried ‘be%en feet,

low the surfacs of\the ground, complete. rear ax#p! and. ‘tranenisad on
f\a White Steamer, I was in kood ordér and véeady”' It Was| fovind
° yer are in the Ba arks yard, Everyone is ‘ds torpherts, .
“omme from, and now akd why” “tt, vas b uried, It 16 not an
of\the White Steamers yok had, because-yours were/chain drive. Th

was Nas snaft drive with\ the, + transmission lon the rear ‘axle ‘Has ‘the nedat
chan: tine geary-which the Whites brought tout subsequent to the ‘chain
drive's,

Yours sincerely,

of the pants .

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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Zoe

Mr. T. A. Edison;
Dear Sir:

Your letter of August 1st
was handed to me by Mr. Meadowcroft and I am
very much obliged for your courtesy.

According: to your advices, I
have started to make Ni (OH)p and Fep (0H)
using the dry method and hopé to be able to
report good results in my next letter.

- In your absence TI have devoted
my whole attention to the Nickel-separating
Department and I om glad to report that I
have obtained very good results. We have
used the same solution now since July ist,
refining in all 208 times ond replacing mechan-
ical losses by new Solution, which is not
expensive, :

I keep the Londing machines
going day and night andwe have now ‘about 800
ibs. of flake ahead, The amount of nickel-
flake used in the loading machines has
decreased from week to week, according to
the following figures:

July 24th till July 29th - - 1167 Lbs. flare
i sist " Aug. 5Sth- - 1104 ' "
Aug. 7th " " 42th ~ - loda. "

At the same time I take the

Liberty. of informing you that I em carrying on

some new experiments in quicker and cheaper
separation of flake.

new method to Mr. Bachman and we are now erect-
ing & large model separetor in the Laboratory.
If it: works as well as the smaller model, I~ -~
hope to be able to produce 500 lbs. of nickel-
flake. per.12 -hours, using .6. separators and...
about 10 men. mo,

I heve demonstrated this _

Page -2-

By the present method 50 |
separators and 40 men would be neccessary to
the production of 1000 celis per day.

“After I have completed my
experiments, I will send you a detailed report
with sketches. -

Awaiting your further advices,
I am, :

Yours respectfully,

T. GOLDSTEIN.

8/18/11

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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE}

Mr. Aylsworth's Memo.
Aug. 25, 1911.

No bugs’ have yet turned up in the disc. _

molding process.

_ ‘The 1/16" Mone11 metal plates: eti11
continue to hola up 0. K., and that is the

thd omneas we have settled on.
Moore is having trofible getting suitable -
_, INetal for the backing. -- He-has made -two more----

'. Masters, which were perfect so far as mount~-

ing on the backing but has some Imocks which

were in the mold before he got it. We

' will have to carry the extreme case further

down the line clear back to the recording
in order to got perfect work.

The label on-comnercial .dise record is...

: to the sub- master works out fine 80 far.

Have been So eeine some of the shellac |

‘oylinder records, ana find after | a 1 week. at.
ee

-Fap* “Bey alternately cooling ‘to ‘Howiial “temper =

i ‘atitre; “there: isan strong tendency ‘to fade ana ae

(2)

become smooth. This is variable on differ-
ent records and on spots or sections of the
same record. To overcome, it will be necessary
.to use more heat during the pressing to make
more permanent. set to the shallac. I am
.. taking this up with Petit and Pred Ott.
* The Potash proof insulation for the bat-
tery is working out good so far. ‘Thore have
“been f four hot runs and they are same as regu-
lar and the solution was not colored and the
pieces were not disintegrated in the least.
Will continue the test and. get some. regular
parts mede for a big cell test as soon as
possible.
J. OW: A.

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Cy of S niga Didiceas ies

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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

September 1, 1911.

Our ola "Idfe Curve" coll (No. 478)
after 1150 runs gives about 142 to 1 volt
on over charge and 129 on 7-hour charge.
The solution has been renewed ond the first
few runs following do not show any im-
provement in output. The capacity seens
to be dropping off rather repidly now and
it apparently is due to the Ni element
for the output to 1/2 volt on overdharge
is only 154. The contacts are probably
going bed. I will continue running the
cell until it is way down 50 that reju-
venation tests in small cells mey be made.
The original solution in this cell was
21% K + 90 Id.

Cells 466, 467 and 468 have passed
the 1100-run mark and are rather remark-
able. On overcharge they discharge to

1 volt, as follows: 466, just below 160;

@ Seis

Ie:

(2)

467, about 170; 468, above 180, and the
Ictter yiolds more thon rated capacity
to 1 volt after a 7-hour oharge+ The
original solutions in these cells dif-
fered, otherwise they were ell alike in
make-up- ;

466 had 21% K + 120 14-

467 " 21% K+ 100 Id.

468 " 21% K+ 120 Li for 3 runs
and then 25% K straight.

All have had reguler renowel solution.
fhe curves of these celis are sloping

downward very gtodiglly-

ere tT

The small celis for gas lighting
have now been made satisfactory mechani-
oally and will shortly be shipped to the
Welsbach Co. for their tosts. On our
tests we have gotten well above the
equivalent of A-4 rating with the 6-tube
cells. The 4-tube cells ere just star t-

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

(3)

ing on their preliminary test. They.
will have four runs and if satisfactory
all will be forwarded to Mr. Iyon carly
next weok.

Word has just come from Russia by
cable that our 0-14 cells are yielding
880 ampere-hours at the. 38-hour rate.
This is equivalent to 217 in terms of
the A-4 oe11 and seems almost incredi-
ble. The government officials are to

be approached shortly. It ought not to

take long to convince them with such figures

‘as these.
Holland has sont some data to Mr. Sharp

for presentation at the Turin Congress, 88°
per conversation between Mr. BE. and Dr. 8.

on the "Mauretania".
H. He SHITH.

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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Mr. Edison:

The lac reoords are no}, satisfac~
tory to the Phonograph Works’ inspectors on
uo points, which are: Surface noises and
hign~tomperature test. The surface noises
are of two qualities.- Ono is occasional
‘erackles" or, a8 the inspeotors put it,
“Imocks". We can trace that trouble to
particles of foreign metter thet find their
way into the garnish, and also air bubbles.
Both of these defects we ere trying to olimi-
nate. The other is # continuous grind4like
noise, which is more aifficult to Lind he

source of. I am working to find the trouble

from either of the following: Netural set-
ting of the lac, imprisoned air, high or
low pressure for pressing the record, high
or low hoating of the bienks and matrices,
cooling the pressed record within more or
less time.

fhe method of pressing tho records

(2) 2

has not altered sinco you heve seon it, ex-

cept thet improvements in the construction

of tho presses, to facilitate quicker out-

put, have beon made.

Pred. Ott told me thet the meking
of the loo varnish is now done by dissolving
the lec over hoat. The object was to ac~
celerate the operation. © Ho will now make
gome in tho old way of dissolving et norme]
temperature.

The records thet we turn out now
have passed eye inspection of 51% 0. K.,
but thet percentage is reduced very consider-
ably when phono. tekt is employed, end the
balence have boen reported unsuiteble to
stend 110° temperature. Hr. Aylsworth hes
given me some higher-me1ting-point iontan
wax mixture for core-meking, so that I can
heat the blenks higher just bofore pressing.
It is too early yet to report .to you of the

result.
Petit. -

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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Sept. 8th, 1911

REPORT ON ELECTRIC DELIVERY WAGON fe.
to
MESSRS. EDISON, BACHMAN, MEADOWORAF? AND FILE

The new design of the angle iron frame has been
completed. This frame,while very little heavier than the

first one, is better braced and will probably stand the severe’

shaking and vibration satisfactorily.

The jack shaft @f roller bearings has been finish
ed and is now being mounted and we expect to have wagon ready
for test early next week. .

The bronze sleeve on the axle so far is showing
up very satisfactorily and giving no trouble whatever.

We have changed the pattern of the delivery
wagon motor so that we can use the same bearings in the
motor that is used on the Landsen trucks. When this change
is completed, the only bearings on the wagon thet will re=
quire daily attention will be the axle bearings.

Delivery wagon No. 1 has been making its neg-
ular deily rune without requiring my attention or repairs.
To-morrow will compete over 83600 miles of service. The
motor bearings, chain and sprocket are in first=<class condi~
tion. The only limit to a large mileage seems to be the
axle bearings, which is in this wagon of ordinary cast iron.

The commercial model of the small vibrating
reotifier is about completed and will be put under a en~
durance test in a day or two, charging ignition batteries.

We are also working on the motor type reétifier,

but so far are not getting satisfactory results on above 40
amperes on 110 volt circuit. :

D. M. Bliss.

Oy
oO Bis ‘
. Dee. ya Cos :
4, (aleodeet your e well Fevvel. .. be

bbsec ed Atforh fiom... Llorape Battery, “
be tierek dtd lous olery. Got ,

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alg, bee. from MCoiw Report (pas wt Ch.

on Cbereen.en.. Mle. PAHS ~ fe Melly.
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ronal AP hires, dowd: frvectnle- (elt. Mlb.
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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

Orange, Sept. 12th, 1911

ur. @. A. Bdison:~ ~

. "ss In accordance with my first
report, I wish to inform you that the new sep~
-arator which I ,usq now for my experimenting —
isa revolving ,@erd. The total arrangement:

you can see from the following sketch:

oe - ope
Sees

——> Shee” _

I found out that the number of revo-
lution per minute should be very amall, also
depends on the diameter of ‘the drum. After ~
IT am through with this experiment I think

- that such separator can be made like @ cement
mixer. ,
voce eee we wv. SOVeTAL _times after reducing the...
number of revolutions I got very good
separation, the flake was fiat, not coily
ge EB Ra Te Te ee
Repeating the seme experiment with ite
_--- QdePerent-lots- of-—flake;--I-found: that..a—-new----—
standard solution after 24 hours’ work shows

~ ___a_very_poor separation andthe separated. ei pia

fleke was partly coily, partly broken.

____ Theke “8] Rade en experiment with the same flake [~~
“Ga the vegular besker separator with same” :

. ° standard solution and after. 18. hours'..work.
- the separati on~Was-Vvery “poor e—-—-————
cane

think that this peculer behavior —

plating.

spongy_copper. |

(2)

The same trouble we get in the Stor
Battery. In the first I thought that the pai
rela ae rire was partes 320 times and was

about two months, was no
this. purpose. .. ht ; oe ae nae enn

After a conference with Mr. Bachman

_ we replaced the old solution by a new solution

and for several days we got from different’
oranes very poor separation, so that I pro~

~ posed to Mr. Bachman to give charge to Greenly .

in the Plating Department to find out the

cause of the. trouble...

Greenly started by purifying the
plating solution and I hope that in severel .
days we will find the cause. -

After pushing each department we have

“now very good flake‘and separation, so that.

all loading machines are working day and night.
oie ..About-the result. of. our investigati ons

I will report you in several days.

“Yours respectfully’
(Aequed ) J Gods fora.

fo. Mr. Bdison: -

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE] :

Orange, Sept. 12th,: 1911,:

Transfer & Record pasa ats bugs

' They had some trouble due to sticking in

transfer, but it was found: to be due to. wash=—

‘ing the Monell -

metal plates with caustic~ and’

not cleaning enough after.
-Mold. situation is explained -by Moore, --

“Wurth ¢ etc.

“of master (wax)

mold. To this end the

_Schemo we started sometime ago to throw an

“enlarged projection on acreen of the whole ~~~:
record, or of a part of it, so that defects ca |
~be rapidly spotted. ----The microscope. inspection:
would take about two days on each record.

The projection

scheme.a few minutes. Mr. Green

has tried preliminary and it. WOrKB

_ LABELS

‘sending ‘you two samples to ~~

show the character of label, but the design

will: be different and is- not finished yet. -

We can

fill and get any. colors, but

..I_am pushing the idea of inspection.

‘I. think .the.uncolored. looks richer. ..The.colors
are removable in case of repress. ;

condensite and

these thin plates: are molded

__4in with the regular mold so the copper plate _
“becomes a part of the 1 mold.. ‘This also worke”
good, but there. are ‘mor e to make than with the

“firet™ wey

_OELINDER RECORD

shellac. ‘veneer.

they wi11_a4 tand_up_O .

ve--tes 3a_the- ‘niphbe- ent. presea|
records and ‘am pete that:

——-—- do-wi th’ the: subma ster so RE Dy a

“Another way we are trying out. is to

..-—---- make -thin- copper-labels-by.-pleting..and. stick...
them on the sub-master face down and plate 16

“4

(2)

Tho main trouble seems to be in vamish and

dust now. -:
PeQ. 18 taking every precaution, but

- think they will have to get a better method
. then.the..brush...

_ vabbere

Sug, -ested horizontal aida dip.

oF think thoy Will get the cylinder 0.F.

BATTERY INSULATIONS (Potash Seber) .
fave passed the first experi-

“mental stage and om now working on the

rractioal molding of the parts. Have a mold

o from Rubher..Co.. for.the ledder grid.

The molding expense should be great=

. _ ly reduced and there is more chance for

saving here thon in the material over hard

In view of ‘possible litigation with
Backelanad am moking. investigation on our

~ product, both. resin..and final, to. show its

aifforence with Bakelite.
_$ofsr the, results show material

chemical differences.
. ‘With best wishes for your good

“health and ‘safe voyage” home s

pe ) o . oby lsu rt

[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

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Edison General File Series
4911. West Orange Laboratory and Associated Companies -
Notes by Edison (E-11-89)

This folder contains instructions from Edison to members of his staff and
comments regarding their work. Among the recipients are longtime employees
Edward L. Aiken, Charles Dally, Ignacy Goldstein, Thomas D. Greenley,
Frederick P. Ott, and Ludwig F. (Louis) Ott. Most of the documents are in
Edison's hand. The undated items were probably written while he was in

Europe.

All of the documents have been selected.

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the Tobe AE be | de WOK Cobalt ud
we To Le een) : \s o CoB ark ical Cow

The Ixtets Ee Neth my net ghee |
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[ATTACHMENT/ENCLOSURE]

(Yyup |
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Fred Ott:
Ag you have been Looking after the tube test

boys, continue to do a0. .
the little boy tesfing recorda you can keep
busy testing disos and cylinders as you meke them, for

soratoches etc. and odd jobs.
Do not let anybody except John Miller (sundays)

uge my Eleotrio. If you want to take your wife out now and

then you can do 80.

Fred Ott: ;
We have some nickel hydroxide with Cobalt in

it 1% Cobalt, that was made on rolis by using dry nickel
sulphete and dry soda. The ‘loading weight per short tube 18
below 7,000. Notwithstanding the hydroxide was pressed at 300
atmos. in 3/4" die. Get eome from boy and use this die on
gorew press in Petit's room and see if you can't get more pres-
sure on eo the loading weight can be made higher than 7,000.
If you succeed make two tubes and put on test.

ENTSON.

Aug. 1, 1911.

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